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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 01:57 PM
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GA e shaft removal

i cant get the big nut that holds the flywheel weight on. does it loosen clockwise or coutner clockwise? is there any trick to getting it off? thanks
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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please rewrite your question. it says "on" then later "off."
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Yeah. I meant off
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:37 PM
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2 1/8 inch socket fits it. u need a long breaker bar/pipe and something to hold the flywheel still. lefty loosey. it is made so that as the engine turns it will keep the nut from loosening.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Great.. Thanks
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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54mm socket, if you want you can hammer it with a flathead screw driver for a good hour and then get a huge adjustable wrench and hammer it off, ive done this before and it took bout a hour and half. Now I end up using a flywheel stopper with a 3/4 breaker bar and a 54mm socket. Its held on by 300 pounds of tourqe. not easy to get off.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Find a buddy with a big impact wrench, or get the 1/2" Earthquake from Harbor Freight
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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bring it to me, i'll loosen it for you.
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