Re: What's the best way to remove a junkyard crankshaft bolt?

In article <43444bdf$1_2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, mst <mstg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:35:42 -0700 Pigeon Hohl <pigeon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Those things have like 150 ft lbs of torque on them; I've always used
> > the hillbilly method of putting a breaker bar on the bolt, and
> > cranking the engine. (taking the usual precautions, of course)
>
> Wedge the flywheel.


Sounds like a two-man job.

Pigeon
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