Flywheel Lock Tool

[Ron Weninger]

Hello all,

I need a tool to lock the flywheel so I can get the crank pulley off. Where can I get one of these tools? 1985 EA82.

[idosubaru]

they are hard to come by in general and not really needed at all.

 

you said flywheel so that means a manual trans...just put the car in gear to keep it from turning over. if it's the first time it's been done in awhile it might be really tight. try 1st and 5th and reverse....forget which one will work best. also put the emergency brake on and block the tires (the car may want to move or rock some as you turn the engine with the trans engaged).

 

a super quick method for crank bolt removal is to attach the 22mm socket to the crank pulley and bump the starter (but don't start the car, pull the ignition coil wire). socket will spin around, hit the lower engine mount and knock the bolt loose. it's like the cavemans' impact wrench.

[Ron Weninger]

I tried 1st and reverse, but the flywheel still moves. I have heard about the starter bump method... but I'm by myself and fear the socket/breaker bar will end up in my radiator... hee hee.

 

Also would be handy to have the flywheel lock tool to use on my spare motor on engine stand.

 

Any idea where I can get one? Or does anyone own one that I can use as a template to make one?

[TROGDOR!]

Clutch must be slipping. The way I got one cracked loose in that case is by using the breaker bar method- but to keep it from flinging/hitting anything, rest the handle of it against the side of the engine bay where the battery is, and only turn the key for maybe half a second. That's all it takes, and the bar will never move. May have to move the battery, maybe not- depending on the length of the handle.

[moosens]

Jesse showed us that an 18v cordless impact gun does it with no stopper.But since it's in the car just drop a punch into one of the holes on the flywheel.Helps to have one that's a little bent.

 

 

When I pull an engine I drill a hole through the bell housing so my punch can drop straight down into the hole.Ooooo,dats nice n solid.Don't need no stinking stopper then. Besides,Gary is right.Seems nobody wants to let those go.Old mechanics are buried with them,according to legend.

[Subarian]

Or you can use a pry bar braced against the teeth on the flywheel.

[TheSubaruJunkie]

Take out one spark plug... Rotate the engine (using the breaker bar on the crank pulley) until that piston (doesnt matter which one you use) is at Bottom Dead Center. Then find a length of rope, some good rope, and start to feed it into the combustion chamber through the spark plug hole. Shouldnt take much rope, depending on how thick it is, but leave enough exposed so you can remove the rope later.

 

Now with a good amount of rope in the combustion chamber, continue to rotate the engine by hand until that piston tries to compress the rope inside the chamber. It will become locked and you should be able to break loose the bolt holding the pulley on.

 

This method should also work well on your spare engine

 

-Brian

[Handtool]

I use the starter to break em loose and the punch/old screwdriver in the flywheel trick when it comes time to torque it back down.

[ShawnW]

check the snap on truck we got one from our guy.

[markjs]

I just changed the clutch in my GL wagon but it slips when you try to get the pulley off. No matter what gear or what the clutch adjustment. Funny thing is though no matter how hard you gun it or burn the clutch it will not slip when the car is running, so what gives? I got the pulley off and the leaky seal changed but it was a ***************.

[subyfreak]

I had the same problem with removing the crank pulley bolt. Just tried the starter method listed earlier in this post and all I can say is I wish all bolts could be removed this easy! (removing a rusted engine bolt from the drivers seat damn this is not work!)