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These are the options I also know but Haynes says "the crankshaft can be locked by jamming a scrweddriver in the flywheel teeth" so I've been trying this in all its variations for the past 2 days and still can't get it to work. Now that I know that I am not missing some trick, I think I'll get the tool. Thanks hisham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Merritt" <gregm@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [T3] holding the flywheel > > There is a little "flywheel lock" tool that attaches to one of the > upper engine mounting holes and grabs the flywheel and holds it in place. > Most VW parts houses stock/sell the tool. > > Alternatively, you can get a long piece of angle iron and drill > two holes to match two of the clutch mounting bolt holes. Bolt it to the > flywheel, and you have a nice long lever to use against the fan nut > wrench. > > Good luck! > > -Greg > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Surfside Internet] > >