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Old 07-04-04, 11:30 PM
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Old 07-05-04, 12:40 AM
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Originally posted by mad_7tist
you just need biger air tools! and yes it is a bastard. i have that IR 1/2 inch gun and it just wings that baby off
IR impact wrenches own!

I tried it with a "cheapy" 1/2 drive impact and nothing happened. I bought a nice IR impact wrench and that sucker comes right off.
Old 07-05-04, 12:17 PM
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Has anyone ever tried a torque multiplier wrench?

http://www.mcmaster.com/ catalog page 2640.
Old 07-05-04, 01:27 PM
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Originally posted by spurvo
Has anyone ever tried a torque multiplier wrench?

http://www.mcmaster.com/ catalog page 2640.
Yep. Used one to torque the flywheel nut back on. It wasn't mine (I don't have $1000 to spend on a single tool).
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HMMMM, do those tools work for loosening as well?

I wouldn't hit the drive wrench with a hammer, but using it with a steady pull may still work really well. I could borrow one of those from work.
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Are you replacing the flywheel? The new engine cores come with the flywheel attached, so no need to take it off if that's the situation.
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yup i spent about a hour tonight tryin to get mine off, and no luck. i have air, but i am leaning towards the fact that i just have a shitty impact. i bought a 30 gallon air compresson tank from sears and it came with a impact and it didnt budge that damn nut. now i either have to go buy a new impact or find another way to get it off, o and by the way im trying to get it off with the engine out of the car.
Old 07-06-04, 10:57 PM
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Ingersoll Rand is your friend:

http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=prod...11-28309-2100G

I have one of these and with 500 ft lbs of torque my flywheel nut came off in about 10 seconds.


Originally posted by RedRx00
yup i spent about a hour tonight tryin to get mine off, and no luck. i have air, but i am leaning towards the fact that i just have a shitty impact. i bought a 30 gallon air compresson tank from sears and it came with a impact and it didnt budge that damn nut. now i either have to go buy a new impact or find another way to get it off, o and by the way im trying to get it off with the engine out of the car.
Old 07-07-04, 12:22 AM
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Originally posted by RedRx00
yup i spent about a hour tonight tryin to get mine off, and no luck. i have air, but i am leaning towards the fact that i just have a shitty impact. i bought a 30 gallon air compresson tank from sears and it came with a impact and it didnt budge that damn nut. now i either have to go buy a new impact or find another way to get it off, o and by the way im trying to get it off with the engine out of the car.
Yeah, I bet you were given a shitty IW with that set fo air tools. They usually come with cheap-*** $30 IW that claim to have 230 ft/lbs of torque. I couldn't eeven get my LUG nuts off!

harborfreigh.com has a 625ft/lb IW on sale for $72 and free shipping!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...ACT%20WRENCHES
Old 07-07-04, 12:55 AM
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Originally posted by jpandes
Yeah, I bet you were given a shitty IW with that set fo air tools. They usually come with cheap-*** $30 IW that claim to have 230 ft/lbs of torque. I couldn't eeven get my LUG nuts off!

harborfreigh.com has a 625ft/lb IW on sale for $72 and free shipping!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...ACT%20WRENCHES
hmmmmmmm........ now thats not a bad idea! yea harborfreight just opened a new location about 10minutes away from me a couple months ago. i picked up one of they're foldable shop cranes and a 750lb engine stand about a month ago. ill have to look into that, thanks for the tip
Old 07-07-04, 05:35 AM
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Any good impact gun that puts out 500 lb-ft should do for this nut. They spun off no problem last couple of times I tried.

If you got issues with the flywheel nut, good luck with the opposite end of the eshaft.
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I have a 500 ft/lb IP wrench I bought from lowes. Took several tries to get the nut off. That nut is one tight mother ******.
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Originally posted by RedRx00
i have air, but i am leaning towards the fact that i just have a shitty impact. i bought a 30 gallon air compresson tank from sears and it came with a impact and it didnt budge that damn nut

yea i checked out the amount of max torque i get out of that impact, 250 haha! that damn nut is torqued on over 300, and i wonder why it wasnt coming off
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