removing flywheel on a K

[jackb_ms]

Hello

 

Is there a special trick to remove the flywheel bolts or a special tool?

 

I just cannot move them.

 

Thanks for your help

 

Jack

 

Emily, The Very Yellow 21

[Johnty Lyons]

You'll find they've been done up FT with thread lock so you need to un FT them

Simple.

[oilyhands]

Top tip.. use a 1/2 AF six point impact socket (a 13mm is too loose on the die formed heads) and a long breaker bar. The socket may need tapping onto the head of the bolt a little. On no account try to use a 12 point socket.

 

Oily

[jingars]

My Rover manual states; "Prevent the flywheel from turning by locking the ring gear teeth (illustration of a sexy looking fabricated tool) or by bolting a strap between the flywheel and the cylinder block/crankcase.

 

Slacken and remove the flywheel retaining bolts and discard them The bolts must be renewed whenever they are disturbed."

 

It gives a torque figure of 85 Nm / 63 lb-ft, (or FT!)

[simonpa]

I use a big breaker bar with 22mm (I think) socket on the front flywheel bolt to stop the crank turning.

 

Then use a big torque wrench to undo the flywheel bolts.

You may need someone sitting on the engine to stop it moving about..

 

Cheers - Simon

 

[Englishmaninwales]

Rover flywheel locking tool and 1/2 AF six point and a helper to hold the engine still makes the task easy. Ive done the 12 point socket and oily is correct....

[jingars]

So is my PDF of the Haynes manual scaremongering about the requirement to always replace the bolts? It gives no further info other than "The bolts must be renewed whenever they are disturbed."

[Johnty Lyons]

Fecking big screwdriver in the ring gear and 6point Skt works every time for me same screwdriver same place locks F/Wheel for front pulley bolt removal.

Never mind all these fancy tools 😬

Only special K tools I have is Torx socket for head through bolt and 3 digital gauges for timing

[oilyhands]

The reason they are replaced is because they are patchlocked to prevent oil coming down the threads onto your clutch.

 

Oily

[Englishmaninwales]

3 digital gauges for timing

Why so many? Save yourself some dosh as 2 will do and it's easier if the TDC one is analogue rather than digital..... 😬

[Johnty Lyons]

When you've used 3 digital gauges as many times as I have to time Ks Then I'll take your advice. 😬

[John Vine]

Save yourself some dosh as 2 will do and it's easier if the TDC one is analogue rather than digital

Well, I have to say I agree, especially if you do the job infrequently. That's exactly how I timed my cams on my SS-R. If you make a living timing cams, follow Oily's website advice and go for two digital for the cams and one analogue for TDC.

 

JV