pfsantos

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It's been done and posted before - there's nothing new about my method, but I figure a couple of pics. are good for others to visualize what's going on.

I used a 36" long 3/4" drive breaker bar, with some pipe to protect the breaker bar from getting marks from the hammer that I used to bang on it. To keep the flywheel stationary, I read to use a bar threaded on to one of the clutch bolts, and (this is where I screwed up) turned the wheel until one of the clutch aligment pins rested on the bar (see pic.)

It did the job, but bent the clutch pin. I have a flywheel stopper that I made (like the one Mazda uses), but it's not finished and couldn't use it. I should have used the chain and bolts method where you use chain to hold the flywheel.

Better yet, my advice is definitely use an impact gun, if at all possible.

I also have a picture attached of the actual removal of flywheel. This went great - I jammed a prybar behind the flywheel, and (not shown in picture) placed a piece of wood between the rear iron and bar. This may not show well in the pic., but I banged on the flat parts of the flywheel that stick out, going around while an assistant held pressure on the bar.

Any constructive criticism welcome.