I am rebuilding my engine and I have the crank bolt installed so I could rotate the engine during the process. I am following a book on how to rebuild b series engines and the author has done the same thing. I set my engine to TDC and now it's time to take the bolt off and get my cam gears and timing belt on. I cannot get the bolt off for the life of me. The crank keeps rotating with it.

I've gotten it off before by using a lot of force real quick but now it seems the bolt it's tighter then before, and the crank is moving much easier with the rotation of the ratchet. What can I do?!! I need to get this off while leaving the engine at TDC.

I appreciate any and all help.

 

I would use and air to get it off or you can keep the fly wheel from turning by putting a screw driver in it.

 

What would you use? And I don't have clutch or flywheel installed so that isn't an issue. I don't have an air compressor or anything like that either.

 

Hmm you can wrap the post with a rag so you dont damage it and use channel locks to hold it or have somebody hold it while you turn it.

 

I figured it out. I put the flywheel On and put a small driver through one of the holes and wedged it against the oil pan. I might have damaged the threads on the flywheel because now it's difficult to thread the screw

Oh well problems solved!!

 

Lol thats what I would have done but put duck tp or something so the threads dont mess up, glad you got it off tho.

 

install only flywheels bolts. then u can put a tool in it.

 

I installed two flywheel bolts and use a big screwdriver with a shop towel around it. Worked like a charm. Did the same thing to tighten the pulley bolt when it was on the stand till it broke my giant screwdriver in half lmao.

 

quit using screwdrivers and use a pry bar