Re: [alfa] Breaker bar vs. impact wrench

["Frank Smith" <alfafan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Biba.....
  Re: your ? on shaft sleeves.....for the 2 ltr [35mm] you need C/R p/n
99139.......they call it a Speedi Sleeve....piece of cake to install.....buy
2 only to have a spare for your next engine.....
Frank Smith
69 1750 Spider
72 GT JR
Cockeysville, MD
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To: "AD" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>; "White Anthony"
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Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: [alfa] Breaker bar vs. impact wrench


> Anthony White comments: "If direct force in an anticlockwise direction
> isn't giving you any joy, then applying the same pressure in a clockwise
> direction, then reverting to anti-clockwise tends to break the nut
> loose."
>
> ******
>
> It is surprising how often this 'trick' has worked for me. It seems as
> if this is the last thing one would want to do with a stuck fastener,
> but almost always it  is just a matter of breaking that tight grip the
> threads have on one another.
>
> I've also used a bit of heat on the pulley, especially if I suspect a
> thread locker has been used.
>
> Most often when I'm removing the front pulley nut the engine is on an
> engine stand. I use a couple of 2 x 4's on the crank throws, but have
> envisioned the day when the side of block gives way first.
>
> Believe someone gave a part number for a VW tool which attaches to the
> flywheel. Anyone have it handy or know which models / years of VW it
> fits?
>
> As long as I have you all here, when ordering the thin sleeve's (for
> covering the oil seal groove) from Chicago Rawhide, can one order by
> make and model or does one need to give the exact diameter and length of
> the shaft? Also, how hard are they to install? Should one buy extras
> just in case?
>
> Biba
> Irwindale, CA USA
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