How to Q: Methods for screwing in E-shaft bolt tight enough
 

I have a '93 fd and long storry short my e-shaft bolt came loose spewing out the thermal pellet, spring, seal, and o ring:squint:. I put all the parts back in but i now face the problem of screwing in that bolt tight enough so that it never unscrews again. I know the torque capacity is supposed to be 240-270 n.m or 180-200 ft.lbf (from service man), but how do i hold the e-shaft in place without taking the block out:question: Basically i just wanna know if anyone konws a way to tighten that bolt to the specific torque capacity without taking the block out and holding the flywheel. It sounds ultra risky, but maybe put it in gear? Any ideas would be great. Thanks!

On FC's I've worked on in the past, I've just put the car in gear and cranked up on the e-brake. No problem.

Dale

Cool thanks

This seems like it may be a potential problem. The thrust bearings can drop down off the spacer. If I under stand the engine pully has basically come loose on the e-shaft right? If they have and you re-tighten the bolt you will crush the bearing. When did this happen? While you were driving? I think you need to veryify the bearings are in place. O course if you have already tightened it up it could be too late. With the engine in the car hooked to the transmission I don't know how much it could move. There are alot of warnings I have read on the forum about this. Do a search

Terry7

I would be very weary of the thrust bearings moving. You really should pull the front cover to verify that they are in their place. It could be bad news if you start the car with a jammed bearing..,