my husband wants to do it himself but he's never done it before. so any help would be appreciated.
2007-08-02 05:22:55 · 7 answers · asked by honey 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
Don't take the motor out to do this, it requires some special tools and also is alot more work then removing the transmission which is what has to be done. The transmission is also much lighter and easier to deal with. It is still a tough job to do without a hoist. The transmission needs to drop out the bottom on this car. You also need to place beams across the engine bay and chain the motor up to them as the transmission mounts also hold up one end of the motor. Also you need to remove the front wheels and lower control arms and pull both CV axles out. The battery and airbox need to be removed to get at the top of the tranny. Also the flywheel should be torqued back onto the crankshaft and the torque specs are around 50-60 ft pounds on those bolts. This is a big job, in a shop with a hoist it would take an experianced mechanic around 6-8hours to do this job, that is with all the right tools. It's not a recommended thing to attempt in your driveway but it's not impossiable either. Good luck!
P.S. If your reason for changing the flywheel is because the start slips on it due to worn out teeth then you need to also replace the starter or it will have rounded teeth on it that will chew up the new flywheel.
2007-08-02 17:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by 81Mustang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because rejection is the hardest Emotion to deal with. Men can get extremely violent, women can go off into the deep end! It hurts a lot, and all these things make you freeze up inside because you just don't have the confidence it takes to confront your own feelings up front and personal. You are baring your soul to this person and letting yourself in for a painful experience, possibly? I mean what are you settling for? At least now you get to talk to him but could you still talk to him if he rejects you? And right now that feeling of getting to talk to him feels really good, and even that though really small when taken away will hurt a lot. So either tell him straight out, or write him a short letter and then get his answer and know once and for all, or just settle for being friends and get over it, especially if you think it is one sided. Ask yourself what has he actually done to make you feel that he feels the same as you do? Truth time is a scary time, but I always find it is better to softly go in and say how you feel and gently wait for his reply. If he says YES, you go from there. But if he delays or stalls or says out right NO, then ask if it is OK for you two to remain friends? At least from this point you can go on. Right now all you are doing is putting off the truth.
2016-05-21 01:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will need to pull either the engine or the transmission to replace the flywheel. This is not impossible for shade tree mechanic, but it is rather difficult and time consumming. Try to shop aroud town for the best price at the repair shops.
2007-08-02 05:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to either pull the trans. or the motor to access this piece. This is not a difficult job when you have a hoist and a trans. jack, but without one I think you are in for trouble. I used to do this for a living and it would take me the better part of a day to get it done. Good luck.
2007-08-03 07:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Deano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you have to pull the motor out of the car and take the whole front half of the motor off make sure you mare where it is on the shaft 1 person doing this would take days even weeks if you dont have the right tools and if he has never dont it before then it would take longer but if he realy likes the car then he can do it in spare time project car if you will
2007-08-02 05:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, once the engines out, replacing the fly wheel is a matter of removing six bolts. That's the easy part. The hard part is getting the engine out. You'll need to disconnect all tubes, and you'll need to disconnect the transmission.
2007-08-02 09:50:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he has never done it then he shouldnt try it its not a job for a beginner its not too difficult for someone with skill but it takes time and skill he probably doesnt have either
2007-08-02 05:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by anthentherwasi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋