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RE: Crank seal replacement
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:42:33
In Reply to: Crank seal replacement, Jack Brooks, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:31:45
Hey !
Don't forget that the crankshaft will turn when you are trying to turn the pulley bolt ! It will be wanting to turn counterclockwise - the opposite of the direction of normal engine rotation. I don't quite understand why, but turning the crank backwards is not supposed to be good.
If you don't use the starter-bump method, make sure the flywheel teeth are properly blocked. There's a special tool for this I believe, or some ingenuity is needed. A regular-sized flat-head screwdriver WILL NOT suffice. Let's see: I weigh 155lb, and my whole bodyweight (static) perched on the end of a 3-foot breaker bar didn't budge that bolt. That means that more than 450lb-ft of torque was necessary to break the sucker... The next time I do this, I'll be cranking that starter all the way !
Best of luck,
David Prantl david_prantlno39sdcx6spamx782hotmail.com '84 900S, 210kMi, RIP '86 9000T, 172kMi '88 9000S, 135kMi '89 900, 115kMi '68 97 Sonett V4, 76kMi, #000467
Posts in this Thread:
- Crank seal replacement, Jack Brooks, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:31:45
- Re: Crank seal replacement, Ywan Mason, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 23:35:34
- RE: Crank seal replacement, David Prantl, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:42:33
- Re: Crank seal replacement, David Prantl, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:26:00
- RE: Crank seal replacement, Sid Jacobson, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 13:42:10
- Re: Crank seal replacement, Anthony Alexander, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:17:18
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