Junglie Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 So you know I said it was going back together? Yeah, I spoke too soon as a quick check of the oil pump resulted in a sheared bolt. So I now have to take the front cover off. I have a challenge though. The engine is on a stand - no flywheel - and the cylinder heads are off. How does one safely lock the crank to undo the crank pulley bolt? What else do you reckon is going to bit my arse while I do this? Just so I know what extra bits I need to budget for... The Good News is that the oil pump appeared to be in fine fettle. Though the water pump has some witness marks at the back of the chamber suggesting the impeller has been hitting it. Though there's no sign of damage to the impeller blades - maybe it failed and was replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglie Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Well I sorted it - bolted the very large transmission wrench on using one of the flywheel bolts and locked it off that way. Appalling misuse of a tool but it worked so no foul, right? Now I need to ask about a couple of things but I'll do it on a different thread to avoid confusion... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 That works, also bolting something on across the top of the block with something for the piston to come up against will work too, or just a block of wood between the crank journal and block, lots of ways to get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 If the front pulley is still on, you can use a strap wrench on that. Often that will give just enough resistance for an impact to loosen the bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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