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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:14 pm
by creeture3
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:38 pm
by chubby37
should be anti clockwise to undo it
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:50 pm
by creeture3
Thank you chubby37. I will try using a longer "breaker bar":twisted:
It stands to reason if the engine turns clockwise, the "main" bolt will turn anti-clockwise to undo.
Just checking before I bring in the big guns!!!!!!
I must say the bolt is effing tight:mad:
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:05 pm
by chubby37
yeah they are...try putting it in gear and park brake on then try to undo it.....first thing tho...disconnect the battery...you dont want it to for some wierd reason try to start with you connected to it
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:24 pm
by Ben
Disconnect igniter power lead, put breaker bar on bolt with handle end resting on the chassis rail of the car and tap the starter. Car won't start but will crack the bolt.
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:51 am
by CPOCSM
Shouldn't be too tight - I recollect 75 ft/lb is the torque setting(try doing a mini box spigot bolt @ 200ft/lb!!!). The previouos owner may have put loctite on it so is difficult to remove. They also could have a large silverback gorilla they use to tighten the bolts up(BMC had the MOWOG logo stamped on a lot of their parts - rumour has it that this was the name of the aforementioned gorilla that did all the bolts and nuts up wayyyyyy too tight)
Good luck - breaker bars are your friend - up there with FBH's
Hooroo
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:53 pm
by Subafury
breaker bar- possible extension for your breaker bar then hit it with a big hammer on the end. should do the trick. same to tighten
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:02 pm
by D3V1L
rest the breaker bar on the chassis rail and tap the starter motor... did it on my cruiser this morning and works a treat
dave
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:14 pm
by Matatak
D3V1L wrote:rest the breaker bar on the chassis rail and tap the starter motor... did it on my cruiser this morning and works a treat
dave
the problem with that is then doing it back up....
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:15 pm
by creeture3
thanks for all the advice. Finaly had to stop the engine turning by putting a bar into the drive plate bolt holes, and used a 3 foot "extension" on my breaker bar. Did the trick, but I was a bit worried for a while there!
