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On 14 May 2001, at 7:27, Tom Hansen wrote: > I have about a 5 foot piece of 1 1/2" angle iron with two holes drilled in > it to allow bolting it to two adjacent flywheel bolts. That stops all manner > of rocking when coupled with a friend, a 3/4" drive socket and breaker bar, > plus my floor jack handle. Nothing can or has resisted that approach! This is the right idea, but I recommend using 2 holes, not-quite adjacent. That reduces the shear forces on the bolts by almost half. Of course using 2 holes 180 deg apart would be ideal, but then we couldn't reach the gland nut. 8-0 - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org