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Don't hurt yourself Jason. The first tool is just a grade 8 1/2"NF bolt about 5" long with the head cut off. It screws into one of the flywheel bolt holes and allows you to slide the flywheel far enough out of the bellhousing to get a good grip on it. Best to grab it with a hoist and lower it...

Yeah Nick, rear main... the one that hides under the flywheel.

Bjorn, back on the road again. To all that lent a hand; Thanks for the part nos. and the encouragement. Bjorn departed my driveway at 8:40A; said he'd just circle the block if anything went wrong... haven't seen him come trudging back so I guess we did it right the first time. Also a good...

Well... Bjorn's smiling again. The cranetruck is idling away in my driveway with no evidence of earlier woes. Will let him tell all the gory details and will post some pictures later.

Bjorn, Good that you'll be getting over the hill before too late in the holiday weekend. Otherwise the drive west can be a big pain. If you'll give me the dimensions and fitting types I can have a hydraulic hose made up and waiting for you. Otherwise it'll be Tuesday before the shops open up...

You'll fly like the wind now, Bjorn. The deuce will probably feel like a sports car. Steepest grades will be west of Reno, Nev.(4498' elev.) into Truckee, Calif.(5899' elev.), then west out of Truckee up the Donner Summit (7K' elev.) Everything else will be pretty much downhill into Sacramento...