What do you guys use to hold the flywheel still during removal and installation? Do I need to buy a ring gear holder?

 

Stick a large screwdriver between the teeth of the flywheel and the steel post sticking out of the block (alignment tab). You can also try putting a screwdriver through one of the holes in the flywheel to hold it in place, but be carefull not to damage the flywheel if it is aluminum (the teeth should be steel).


[Modified by BudMan, 9:07 AM 1/31/2002]

 

I used:

1) A 19mm socket with an extension and a long breaker bar on the crank pulley nut.
2) The bar against the ground to hold the crank in place while I took off the flywheel bolts.

Worked like a charm on the removal and the installation. HTH.

-Shawn