Flywheel reversed thread?

[Florida9]

im trying to take my flexplate off with a wrench and it wont budge a friend told me they could be reversed thread so i just want to make sure

 

[Cucvnut]

you need to hold the fly wheel either on the bolt on the harmonic balancer or with a big flat blade screw driver on the fly wheel teeth. if you dont you cant get the fly wheel off.

 

[Memphisdoug]

Do you have an impact gun you can use? They work real well for removing bolts in things that want to spin.

 

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

I always just used a regular wrench to remove them...

 

[Iceman3005]

I use vice-grips clamped to the flywheel to keep it from moving and a ratchet/socket.

 

[JUNKYARDJOHN]

Or you could just use a flexplate turning wrench. John

 

[ODdave]

They are standard right hand thread, impact works great.

 

[91W350]

I use a long wrench and a hammer. Apply some pressure to the wrench, then smack it with a hammer. Next best thing to an impact, especially if you are not removing the transmission/transfer case from the truck. I just use long bolts to keep the alignment between bell and block, and roll the trans back on a floor jack. Makes assembly a whole lot easier. Glen

 

[Recovry4x4]

Flywheel lock.

 

[Iceman3005]

How does the "flywheel lock" work?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Old ckunk of flywheel welded to that nipple. It engages the flexplate and bolts to the block. Don't make it too short or it will spin out.

 

[Iceman3005]

Now that's pretty ingenious!