How would I go about locking the flywheel in place so I can use an impact gun to get the bolt off? Is there something I need to make, or buy, or do to accomplish this? Please lemme know.

Thanks
-Darren

 

If you are using an impact, you don't need to lock it in place. If it moves much at all, just putting your hand on it while impacting with help the impact be more effective.

That said, to put it on, don't forget the sealant on the nut, and use an adjustable impact to put it on at the 300ft-lbs+ required. (320-350 if I remember right!)

Jason

 

So nothing is needed, great. I appreciate the help. Thanks again.

-Darren-

 

If you want the piece of mind, you can get a flywheel stopper:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/ftools.htm

It's cheap and works well. If you don't have an adjustable impact, then you'll something to hold it in place while you torque on it during the reinstall.

 

Garfinkle made a tool to hold the flywheel that bolts to the engine -trans bolt holes .

 

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It's all over the place.. I've posted this I don't know how many times.. would someone please sticky a flywheel nut removal thread?

Get yourself a long piece of angle iron (like 4+ feet). Line it up with the flywheel, and mark where the holes are. Drill 2 holes in the angle iron, and bolt the sucker to the flywheel with a few washers inbetween the nuts and angle iron. Set that sucker on the ground (or something solid, I even did this with the engine loose on the ground), and then use whatever you're using. I used the 2 1/8" socket with a 3/4" drive sliding thingeymabob.. don't know how to describe it, basically a 3/4" drive male end slides along a slider bar. Put that sucker on it, and stomp on the slider bar (which is attached to the 2 1/8" socket, which is on the flywheel nut, and *yoink* it comes off.