Flywheel tool

[BQS4]

I remember reading that someone on the site made a cool little tool to hold the flywheel when doing a clutch job. It basically consisted of a couple of teeth to match the ones on the flywheel, but, it used one of the bellhousing bolt holes to hold the "tool" in place and thus it held the flywheel while you attached the bolts and torqued them, this also helped when attaching the clutch pack. Who was this? Or which one of you machinist guys can make me one of these? PLEASE! :-)

[tekenaar]

I made one years ago, but can't help you with another one . . . lost my machine shop contact . . . retired and moved. Mine is designed to work off the bellhousing alignment dowel though . . .

[BQS4]

Can you draw it up for me to take to a machine shop?

[2 Fast 4 U]

If you got a damaged spare flywheel you can probably. make one your self [ and even a lot more ], just by cutting a piece out and drilling a hole in the cut out piece

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by 2 Fast 4 U If you got a damaged spare flywheel you can probably. make one your self [ and even a lot more ], just by cutting a piece out and drilling a hole in the cut out piece

Actually, no . . . the flywheel ring gear is heat shrunk to the OD of the flywheel . . . make one cut and the entire ring gear is loose on the flywheel!

[opelspyder]

I think what he maens is to take an old one and basically destroy it to make the tool out of a piece of the old ring gear. Basically cut out a 2 inch section, drill a hole in it and attach it to a piece of stock to make it work. Not drill or cut on the one you are using
Keith

[GTJIM]

The ones I have seen are very simple bits of flat steel about 3/16" thick - easily made from flat bar with drill, hacksaw & file - shaped like pic below.

Mount on bellhousing bolt to the left looking at flywheel for undoing flywheel bolts and to the right when tightening them so that it locks in place.

HTH

[2 Fast 4 U]

Originally Posted by tekenaar Originally Posted by 2 Fast 4 U If you got a damaged spare flywheel you can probably. make one your self [ and even a lot more], just by cutting a piece out and drilling a hole in the cut out piece Actually, no . . . the flywheel ring gear is heat shrunk to the OD of the flywheel . . . make one cut and the entire ring gear is loose on the flywheel!

I thought that was going to come , Otto a little more imagination please , as a good craftsman, we all are a bit, we just weld the flywheel ring gear with a few welds to the flywheel to keep the ring gear in place than weld the part you want to use, solid to each other, and cut it out

[Killer Texas GT]

Originally Posted by GTJIM The ones I have seen are very simple bits of flat steel about 3/16" thick - easily made from flat bar with drill, hacksaw & file - shaped like pic below. Mount on bellhousing bolt to the left looking at flywheel for undoing flywheel bolts and to the right when tightening them so that it locks in place. HTH

Jim if you it made into a Tee shape then all one would have to do is loosen the bolt and swing it in the opposite direction and re-tighten the bolt. Save some time by not having to remove it completely and turning it over, to tighten the fly wheel back down. Even weld a spacer onto it to better put it in line with the ring gear.