Flywheel Removal with Basic Hand Tools

Flywheel removal using basic hand tools. No air tools. No impact gun.
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[@vibmx]

the puller was a good idea man! i love watching other minds troubleshoot thru a problem in a cheap manner!

[@dmcresins]

Great video, man! I was losing the plot and about to reach for the angle grinder 🤣 Thanks 👍

[@ghiafreak123]

Thank you!!!! That bolt on the side with a chisel did the trick for me! I got the clutch bolts loose on my 1999 Honda Prelude in about 5 minutes with that trick.

[@timgilfedder]

Jammed thin wooden wedges around the flywheel and a big screwdriver in the teeth. Worked great. Thank you very much.

[@luislau9338]

Thanks for this video, very helpful, in every aspect of this job

[@deedaartyst]

Good work thru, logical sense, thanks

[@NaturalZBey]

Yea i'd definitely go with the last solution. Thanks for the idea!

[@CarsNToys]

Oh yes. Glad to help.

[@donovanmartinez8890]

Saved me a headache! Thanks mate!!

[@dixinormous69]

thanks for the help, good idea

[@justadiyer792]

Great video! The last option is definitely the best solution. Going to use this tomorrow on the clutch job I started today! Thank you!

[@CarsNToys]

Glad it helped!

[@IndianTruckWorkshop]

Great job brother 👍👍

[@AngelGarcia-iq7sp]

Excellent video !!!

[@CarsNToys]

Thank you

[@mustafaar7899]

Great thanks

[@Douglas-bi4pt]

the second option did work for me, thank you

[@CarsNToys]

Good stuff

[@demodick]

Chain from bell housing bolt hole to pressure plate hole. Works every time.

[@danman2070]

Thanks mate!

[@EdSurridge]

Thank you . Not just the first thing that works but more. A*

[@oliverrojas7117]

Thanks

[@timnewton1189]

And thanks for the info

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks C&T. You gave me some ideas for locking the flywheel on my marine diesel.

[@CarsNToys]

Very cool.

[@stellarv5689]

You can also use 2 braker bars and 2 sockets same size. Use one for loosening while having the the other one hold the next bolt. You'll loosen 2 bolts in one turn

[@bgc_andy]

great video!

[@CarsNToys]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kylejackson9585]

How much time is allowed to change flex plate on 97 Chevy 4 by 4

[@DaVinciOfDemeanor]

shot for the tutorial🤙

[@SOAPBOXSAMBO]

Put a long bolt through a box end wrench and screw it into one of the top bell housing bolt holes. Get another bolt and slip it through the other end of the box end wrench. With the wrench at approximately horizontal, attach that bolt to one of the pressure plate bolt holes. Rotate the flywheel until the bolts are tight against the bolts so the flywheel will not rotate. Use a long pull handle and remove the flywheel bolts by rotating them counter clockwise. Done!

[@stephenhatcher1703]

NICE!!!!!

[@CarsNToys]

Thanks!!

[@Alvaresmaico20]

Is the socket a 12 point?

[@timnewton1189]

Man I love the Z car in the background

[@MaquinasDePalomitas]

Super helpful, now I know not to fuck with the front pulley bolt and which method will work best.

[@Luchoedge]

Thanks! This really helped! I screwed a bolt in the flywheel and another in the engine body, where the transmission attaches, and tied them with several loops of wire. Then broke the bolts loose by grabbing onto the chassis and pushing with my legs. Suprisingly fast and effortless for a job done on the side of the road!

[@bubbalove3383]

Ya 6

[@snowfall1771]

This is for the maxima / Infiniti i30 ?

[@saulsandoval2313]

Very helpful.

[@ogtruckin9075]

What if the bolts are stripped?

[@steveo782812]

Thanks for making the video. If you use the metal bracket, would you replace the bolts you use in that bracket afterwards? I didn't know if some of the threads get messed up because they are partially extended. I never thought to use a puller. I always saw here people had a piece of fabricated metal.

[@CarsNToys]

If the bolts don't bend and the threads look good I would reuse them.

[@roseannchaparro857]

Steve M. Can I get some kind of respond they have installed a flywheel into my 2004 Ford F150 and messed up my transmission they've had it for a month I need some kind respond reply please woman's dress

[@erikjaye8369]

Thank you it helped me a lot

[@CarsNToys]

Awesome!

[@asork]

i think if you tie paracord or rope between one bolt on the flywheel an another on engine will work

[@steverose2405]

After the bolts are removed, what do you do when the flywheel stays in place?

[@CarsNToys]

Try tapping the rear of the flywheel with a mallet. Place something soft to catch the flywheel so it doesn't crash on to your garage floor. (An old towel, tshirts, etc.)

[@steverose2405]

After a fair bit of mallet tapping and penetrating oil application, it has not budged. It has likely been on that crankshaft since 1966. I will make a simple puller and post a video.

[@JoeBlowski]

A chain in place of the puller is an option.

[@israelcorrea6925]

I need a flywheel for a 1987e24 engine with sensor on bell housing does anyone have one. Israel

[@nachosNipples]

jeez i wanted to help you through the screen

[@issadon7990]

where is the tool

[@tomast8557]

I just need a list of tools

[@imMajo]

What is that car?

[@traviscarr6536]

Impact wrench is the best option. One way to lock the motor up is take out a couple spark plugs and cram em full of rope.

[@CarsNToys]

Interesting tip! Thank you.

[@traviscarr6536]

My air compressor got a hole in it when I was working on a Suzuki 1.3 liter. My impact was down due to the compressor. I remembered how I disassembled chainsaws by removing the plug and made sure I turned it to get as much cord-string as possible inside. It always works on saws, so I thought why not try it on a vehicle. First time I tried was the Chevy Metro with Suzuki motor and it worked like a charm. Pulled the cord out after finished and it run like a charm. Done it with couple cars now to hold engine in place and it works every time.

[@calziel]

Excuse my naivety but will I have to pull the motor or can I just drop the transmission and leave the engine in place?

[@CarsNToys]

You can often drop the transmission and have clear access to the clutch / flywheel assembly.

[@mightiestcarmods7954]

How to torque them back up? using the same technique?

[@CarsNToys]

You could but check with a repair manual specific for your vehicle. You'll find torque numbers and tightening sequence.

[@wisengoma5083]

What could be the reason why Toyota Hiace bus is just killing the frywheel

[@dylanstanger6339]

Is that a friggin 280z

[@CarsNToys]

Close! 240z

[@SuperDuty250]

When I start my truck sometimes it makes a screeching noise, could it be a damaged flywheel?

[@shawn6924]

Probably your power steering if it's a screeching

[@SuperDuty250]

@@shawn6924 it was the flywheel. Got it replaced at the dealer now it starts up fine.

[@hydrus77]

The holes in the flywheel are for making it stationary if i remember correctly

[@type2drvr50]

I sat through this whole thing to see how to get the fly wheel off and all I got was you taking bolts off. My flywheel doesn’t just fall off.

[@CarsNToys]

Try a pry bar and place some padding on the ground to 'catch' the flywheel.

[@JoeBlowski]

@@CarsNToys Leave one bolt slightly on to prevent a drop.

[@kneecaps2000]

Never put anything on the front crank pulley to remove a fly wheel. You run the VERY REAL risk of breaking the torque on the main crank bolt .... lock the flywheel/flexplate in position with a tool of some kind..even put the transmission mounting bolts in and put a big screw driver in the teeth..ANYTHING but use something on the front crank bolt.

[@CarsNToys]

Thank you. This was up for a rebuild. Appreciate the comment.

[@kneecaps2000]

@@CarsNToys In that case. Anything goes :)

[@ericwoodward9142]

I don’t think a screw driver would work if the back bolt broke loos instead of the front…best to use a harbor freight pry bar in the teeth

[@blueringedoctopus4778]

@2:30 or you can get a 36 inch PVC pipe from Home Depot

[@-smp-scientificmethodpersp838]

Haha I was thinking the same thing

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Blue ringed Octopus it will snap done tried something like that

[@dezblyan5125]

the second option was definitely better than the chizel

[@kylebaugh3960]

Why not just use your double ended box wrench as your 'piece of metal' to 'lock' the flywheel?

[@kylebaugh3960]

But thank you.... Helped me to plan mine out

[@alejandroortiz4148]

😂 how to remove a flywheel with basic hand tools. Step 1: remove engine from car😂😂😂

[@ssimon64]

While I totally appreciate the effort put into this video, forget it, just get air tools. I was under the truck today fucking around with ratchets and breaker bars and there's no way I was getting that flywheel off, I borrowed an air powered 1/2" impact gun from my work, I already have my own compressor, that gun zipped those bolts right off like they were nothing, no need to brace the flywheel or anything, then I tapped the flywheel off with a 4 lb sledge thru the starter hole in the witness plate, worked like a charm.

[@CarsNToys]

Good tips! Glad it worked out.

[@angrypants7619]

Didn't learn anything here, just laughed. I personally piss them off with an impact gun

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

3:18 horrible acting bro.Thats highly unlikley.

[@CarsNToys]

Wish it was. It made the job more challenging but it's an old car.

[@joel.3112]

I think that was acting he knew along and was super excited about it! He could of done that to begin with .

[@robertonuno1981]

Fuck yea bud

[@Bamaboy_7]

If you’re trying to attack this job without an impact, you need to give the work to someone else

[@andrec8941]

If you can't do this job without an impact you need to give the job to someone else....I've always threaded one of the bolts back in and wedged a socket between the flywheel teeth and the bolt

[@biopsiesbeanieboos55]

And you need to get out of the comment section if you are so emotionally torn up by the fact that there are people much more industrious than you will ever be.

[@ericwoodward9142]

Thank you for this advice makes my life easier

[@Bamaboy_7]

@@biopsiesbeanieboos55 bro, I do Millwright work, pipe fitting, boiler making and almost anything else that can think of in industrial construction. I’ve been in this field for 25 years. I started out at the bottom. I am now a superintendent with a company and you can be a baby if you want. I know people enjoy doing things there on way. not everybody has an impact. I understand that but if you have an impact, you don’t have to do all that. I’m glad that he knows the way to do it without the impact but at the same time if you’re approaching this job without an impact, you should probably give the work away because you’re working yourself to death for no absolute reason. Sorry you got your feelings hurt! Ik thru text that prolly came off a lil like a butthole. I apologize didn mean it that way.

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

2;30 hey man thats my idea!...lol

[@ethansquires8322]

ok kevin

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

@@ethansquires8322 ok what?

[@biggiefrye45]

I feel like if you're going this deep into Auto repair it's time to invest in an impact wrench

[@CarsNToys]

Certainly. However, not everyone has an air compressor or cordless impacts.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

And you still need to torque the bolts when you put it back,,,

[@steveo782812]

I was always worried that an impact might round off the heads of the bolts. I thought the heads of the bolts seemed kind of shallow. I have a set of harbor freight impacts and they have a bevel at the end, so I was worried if I ever used them it might round these off. I even saw where someone talked about taking an angle grinder to a socket to remove the bevel and cut back the deep well so that it is flat at the end of the socket. Good to know.

[@roseannchaparro857]

Flywheel and messed up the transmission what would cause that

[@roseannchaparro857]

They installed a flywheel into a 2004 Ford F150 and messed up the transmission what would cause it

[@rbalderson5568]

First idiot mechanic trick at 20s in. Anybody with some common sense would try to undo the bolts 'across' the centre line, not torquing the engine round! Likely a wooden block under the flywheel and a smart impulse strike on the proper spanner for the job would do it. Another spanner to hold another bolt would help.

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

lmfao

[@josephrobinson8894]

Another way to remove the bolts is remove the bolts at 3 , 4, and 5 o’clock first Then rotate the flywheel til the other bolts are at the same position and remove those. Just make sure the breaker bar is at a level position, 9 to 3 o’clock !!!!