Removing the Crank Bolt.

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Well after bending a wrench that we wedged between on of the bolts used to
hold the clutch plate on. Then after mounting the pressure plate and using
two wrenches to hold the outer bolts of the clutch plate the bolts bent.  We
decided to pack up the engine into our Escape and haul it over to my son's
shop and impacted it off.

On 1/1/07, David Brown <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> (shiver!!!!) I remember doing that earlier this year.  I made my own tool
> to
> lack the crank from steal bought at the hardware store.  Then someone
> mentioned the wire.  Oh well all three ways work.
>
> BTW thanks list. They helped me with that also.  I'm not sure what I would
> do without you guys baby sitting for me.8-)
>
> HTH
> David
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Drew Mac" <type53@gmail.com>
> To: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 9:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Removing the Crank Bolt.
>
>
> On 12/31/06, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Trying to remove the crank bolt from a 1.8L 16V engine.  It is a Hex
> head
> > bolt style so it is not the stretch bolt kind.  Trying to get it loose
> > without an impact (don't have one).  The hex style is put on with 111 ft
> > lbs
> > and usually is impacted on even more.  We had a sears wrench wedged on
> the
> > flywheel side but it bent under pressure.  We had also tried a board
> > wedged
> > on the crank but it started to crush it and I don't feel comfortable as
> to
> > where to apply the board.  Any pictures of others attempts?  Or other
> > idea?
> > Any one have how a service manual states to hold the crank from
> spinning?
>
>
>
> Sounds like the engine is out of the car...  Best thing is to pop the pan
> (if it isn't already) and drop a 2x4 in between a crank throw and the
> block.   Use a deadblow or rubber mallet to whack the end of the wrench
> you're using to turn the bolt out to help jar the bolt loose.
>
> There is a tool to lock the flywheel in place - it is a pin that goes
> through one of the gearbox mounting holes in the block, then has a
> semi-circular cut-out in the face to engage the flywheel teeth - it's
> pictured in the clutch section of the Bentley.  You can also use stiff
> wire
> hooked over a flywheel bolt and through a mounting hole in the engine
> block,
> which is what I did before I had the VW special tool.
>
> Drew
>
>
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)