Re: [AMC-list] Remove flexplate from '68 232 w/ automatic

[Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the ideas! I appreciate it. I have a breaker bar so can
put that on the crank bolt. I have vise grips. Got a rope. I'll let
the Kroil work a little longer while I take pics of how the shift
linkage and clutch linkage are connected under the car. I need to pull
the 195.6, the T96 and swap the crossmember - so will work on that for
a while.

On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 1:08 PM, markprice242 <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I Have always put a wrench on the bolt, closed end on bolt, smack the end of the wrench with a BFH. (hammer). Watch your fingers etc. Works 90+% of the time. (I generally use this when too far away from air compressor etc; Mark Price markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxx Morgantown,WV 26508 "who said that?" ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:58:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Remove flexplate from '68 232 w/ automatic
>> I've done that too but if he doesn't have an air tool and the engine
>> is out of
>> the car I've found that it's easier to jam a piston with the rope.
>> Joe Fulton
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
>> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sat, October 15, 2011 9:40:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Remove flexplate from '68 232 w/ automatic
>> Easiest way is to use an impact wrench but I think you can put a screw
>> driver between the bolt heads and the end of the crank to keep the
>> crank
>> from turning while you break them loose. Once you break them loose,
>> they'll come out pretty easy.
>> Matt
>> On 10/15/2011 11:49 AM, Joe Fulton spouted this sage advice:
>> > Bruce,
>> >
>> > Those flexplates are pretty fragile. I suggest that you pull on
>> > spark plug
>> and
>> > insert a long piece of rope (3/8th inch cotton or nylon will work).
>> > The rope
>> > will act to cushion the piston against the cylinder head and jam the
>> > piston so
>> > the crank can't turn. Leave one end of the rope sticking out of the
>> > spark
>> plug
>> > hole so you can remove it easily when you have removed the
>> > flexplate.
>> >
>> > Joe Fulton
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: Bruce Griffis<bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and
>> > family"<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Sat, October 15, 2011 8:10:54 AM
>> > Subject: [AMC-list] Remove flexplate from '68 232 w/ automatic
>> >
>> > cross-posted on theamcforum:
>> > I started working on my engine swap. I pulled the automatic off the
>> > 232. No problems. I removed the bellhousing. I'm trying to remove
>> > the
>> > flexplate but running into issues. When I try to turn the 9/16"
>> > bolts,
>> > the who flexplate revolves. Should I brace a screwdriver between
>> > some
>> > teeth to hold it still? Any tricks? If compression is good, should
>> > the
>> > flexplate turn as I try to remove the bolts?
>> >
>> > Any hints and tricks? Or just hit all the bolts with penetrating
>> > oil,
>> > brace against the teeth (I'm not re-using the flexplate, I'm
>> > swapping
>> > to manual) and use a big ol' wrench?
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