[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by mazpower

Best way is to use a flywheel lock tool which bolts to the upper part of the rear housing and keeps the flywheel from spinning. Otherwise get a couple friends to help secure the engine while you're breaking the flywheel nut loose, I've done that many times.

Ask Kevin about that. He had to secure the engine while I took one of your cherry picker legs for leverage

Originally Posted by Force13b

I've seen people get them off with a heavy duty impact driver and no flywheel lock.

If it's big enough it will work no worries.... mine is big enough

Originally Posted by N.RotaryTech

If this is the first time the flywheel has been taken off the engine since the factory...
There are 2 issues.
#1 getting the flywheel nut loose.
#2 getting the flywheel off the e-shaft.

With getting the Nut loose, there have been many tales of different ways to do it. All of which aren't a bad way to do it. If you can get it off that way, great.
In my experience, I've had someone stand on the engine while I hit a breaker-bar (that's attached to the 2&1/4" socket) with a BFH.

Then once you get the nut off, you might be surprised that the flywheel won't just pull off. So what I have done is hit the edges with a BFH, working it around in a cross pattern. You can use a peace of wood between the flywheel and BFH if your concerned with damage to the flywheel surface. After that it should pull off.


Just putting my 2 cents in.

Skip the wood, get a brass hammer. It needs the shock to be able to free itself. The wood prevents that..... or lessens is I guess