essentric shaft bolt 93 rx7
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essentric shaft bolt 93 rx7
Im trying to remove my essentric shaft bolt so that I can replace the front cover gasket. I have a impact gun that goes up to 800ft/lbs, and can peak at 1,000 ft/lbs, and it can't break the bolt loose. How much does it help to heat up the bolt, because if that is the problem I will go get my acetylene bottle refilled for my torch.
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Out of all the motors, 13B-REW ones have been the most pain in the ***.
The 20B ones are a close second.
The bolt has tons of threadlocker on it, and heat will help.
If that big 1klb-ft gun can't get it off, burn the bolt first.
-Ted
The 20B ones are a close second.
The bolt has tons of threadlocker on it, and heat will help.
If that big 1klb-ft gun can't get it off, burn the bolt first.
-Ted
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Originally Posted by protege5turbo
Im trying to remove my essentric shaft bolt so that I can replace the front cover gasket. I have a impact gun that goes up to 800ft/lbs, and can peak at 1,000 ft/lbs, and it can't break the bolt loose. How much does it help to heat up the bolt, because if that is the problem I will go get my acetylene bottle refilled for my torch.
I don't have an air gun that can get them off and I just put a 1/2 inch breaker bar on there with a LONG pipe on the end. (like 3-6 feet). Then have someone sit on the engine if it is out of the car to hold it down and just hang on the wrench. 6 feet x 200 pound person = 1200 ft lbs
P.S. make sure you know where to get another half inch breaker bar if you snap yours
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I refilled my tanks and heated the bolt were i could of started to weld to it, and it broke lose easy.
I have a 135 psi. air compressor, which runs at 4.8cfm/@90psi. Its ok for small work, but when it comes down to using it for body work, it suck.
The air gun that I have can be purchased at Norther Tool. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...74&R=200051674
Good luck to you all that have to remove the essentric shaft bolt.
I have a 135 psi. air compressor, which runs at 4.8cfm/@90psi. Its ok for small work, but when it comes down to using it for body work, it suck.
The air gun that I have can be purchased at Norther Tool. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...74&R=200051674
Good luck to you all that have to remove the essentric shaft bolt.
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Yep, I had to heat mine as well. I just used a small propane torch for around 10 minutes. I still had to use a 5lb. hammer to wack the 2ft. breaker bar. I had no one to hold the engine and had aready bent a 3ft. long 1/4 thick piece of flat stock bolted to the fly wheel, what a pain in the @!**+! The Nut on the back was just as bad too.