Flywheel removal

[trotti]

Bolts are off easily enough but I can't remove the flywheel itself. Any pointers? Not sure the BFH approach would be good on the crank?

 

[BJ8Healeys]

The flywheel is probably stuck to the crank flange by surface corrosion. You can spray the joint with penetrating oil (including the bolt holes), let it sit for a while, then tap around the circumference of the flywheel with a wooden or rubber mallet. You don't have to hit it hard.

 

[trotti]

There wasn't any corrosion, but it was stuck on there pretty good. But I ended up doing was using a small pry and going back-and-forth from either side. Took a lot of back-and-forth but it eventually worked. Thanks!

 

[TimK]

I hope you know, but just in case, as I've mentioned in other posts, the flywheel has a #1 stamped on it. When you replace it, the #1 needs to be at the top when the engine (piston #1) is at top dead center. This is how it was balanced.

 

[trotti]

I hope you know, but just in case, as I've mentioned in other posts, the flywheel has a #1 stamped on it. When you replace it, the #1 needs to be at the top when the engine (piston #1) is at top dead center. This is how it was balanced.

Yup! That was mentioned in another post and I kept the alignment straight. The flywheel is back on the car and I'm simply awaiting a complete set of matching bolts for the pressure plate - the PO used one bolt that was over a 1/4" shorter. Likely not a huge deal, but why introduce imbalance? The bolt store here in Nashville closed an hour early for some reason yesterday so I missed my window to get this in over the weekend. I'll have to do it this week.

Feels good to be at the "putting back together" stage. And I decided to purchase an engine lift - should make moving the gearbox around much simpler!