hi, in the middle of the oil pump cover seal. That's done. Now I'm tightening the crank nut. However I've taken the inspection window off for the flywheel and there is not any bolts to fit a socket so I can then tighten the nut. It's a 1997 1fzfe. How can I get around this?
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Get a helper holding big screwdriver wedge against the flywheel teeth so you can tighten the main bolt temporary until figure away to torque the crank bolt to specs.
Some use 2x4 wood wedge against crank after removing oil pan. I think there's a special tool that bolt onto the main pulley to hold while tightening the main crank bolt.
I am trying to figure away to lock the crank so I can retorque main bolt as I think my pulley twisted into the woodruff key.
Some use 2x4 wood wedge against crank after removing oil pan. I think there's a special tool that bolt onto the main pulley to hold while tightening the main crank bolt.
I am trying to figure away to lock the crank so I can retorque main bolt as I think my pulley twisted into the woodruff key.
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Thanks for help so far. Basically I had to do this repair in remote central Australia in a car park!
So I remove the rubber cover and the flywheel is completely flat with no bolts. There are four machined holes that I guess are from balancing?
So maybe the flywheel has been changed at some point maybe?
So what I've done is insert a bolt into 1 of the holes on the face of the pulley. I then rigged up a ratchet strap to hold the pulley at 12oclock. I then used a 24" breaker bar to tighten the crank bolt.
I had to do a short drive and everything is ok. But tomorrow I will take it to a mechanic to double check that the bolt is tight enough.
All suggestions are welcome.
So I remove the rubber cover and the flywheel is completely flat with no bolts. There are four machined holes that I guess are from balancing?
So maybe the flywheel has been changed at some point maybe?
So what I've done is insert a bolt into 1 of the holes on the face of the pulley. I then rigged up a ratchet strap to hold the pulley at 12oclock. I then used a 24" breaker bar to tighten the crank bolt.
I had to do a short drive and everything is ok. But tomorrow I will take it to a mechanic to double check that the bolt is tight enough.
All suggestions are welcome.
Is this a manual or automatic tranny? Either way, it seems that the presser plate or the torque converter must bolt to the flywheel some how.
Another option could be to pull the starter and use a pry bar in a flywheel tooth.
Another option could be to pull the starter and use a pry bar in a flywheel tooth.
The bolts are there, you just needed to rotate the crank a bit more and you would have seen one. There should be six in total and it can very easily line up where you wouldn't see any. The best way is to have somebody else rotate the crank while you are waiting underneath like a ninja with flashlight and 14mm deep well 6 point socket. Tell them to go slow as it only take a few degrees of movement to bring one around.
Edit: how did you get the crank bolt loose ?
Edit: how did you get the crank bolt loose ?
He prolly used the Bump the Starter Method to get crank bolt loose.
If the crank bolt is removed, might be hard to turn motor over.
I used a Impact Socket.....Overkill is better than hoping the broken pieces dropped out instead of having in transmission
If the crank bolt is removed, might be hard to turn motor over.
I used a Impact Socket.....Overkill is better than hoping the broken pieces dropped out instead of having in transmission
edit: didn't read your info above very well. Sounds like you've got it. I'll leave this stuff here for others.
Check out post #52. You should be able to find an m8x1.25 bolt somewhere on your truck to use. Hopefully you have some chain.
Easy Way to Tighten Crankshaft Bolt!
Myself, I'd be careful using that method to torque it and might consider going to 80% of full torque or somehting and consider it an emergency fix that needs to be completed when I wasn't in a car park.
When I did mine I used the method shown in this thread and it worked excellent.
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self-tightening crank nut?
and a torque wrench multiplier (home made)
Check out post #52. You should be able to find an m8x1.25 bolt somewhere on your truck to use. Hopefully you have some chain.
Easy Way to Tighten Crankshaft Bolt!
Myself, I'd be careful using that method to torque it and might consider going to 80% of full torque or somehting and consider it an emergency fix that needs to be completed when I wasn't in a car park.
When I did mine I used the method shown in this thread and it worked excellent.
post #3
self-tightening crank nut?
and a torque wrench multiplier (home made)
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Hi guys. Update.
So I'm in Alice springs in central Australia. It's pretty basic around here. Visited 3 mechanics and the main Toyota dealer. None of them would use a torque wrench. Toyota don't even know about the sst. They all said either use a impact wrench or a power shock bar.
So what I've done is rigged up some chain as a previous member done then used a big breaker bar. Also added loctite. Pretty satisfied it's tight enough. Lots of pressure on the breaker bar. The m8 high tensile bolt bent.
So I'm in Alice springs in central Australia. It's pretty basic around here. Visited 3 mechanics and the main Toyota dealer. None of them would use a torque wrench. Toyota don't even know about the sst. They all said either use a impact wrench or a power shock bar.
So what I've done is rigged up some chain as a previous member done then used a big breaker bar. Also added loctite. Pretty satisfied it's tight enough. Lots of pressure on the breaker bar. The m8 high tensile bolt bent.
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^ oh I'm positive TOYOTA know about the SST - it's the bush mechanics in Alice that are unaware of it... Time for them to read the FSM or take a refresher course 
Anyhow, it's not the loctite that will do the trick, it's applying around 300ft.lbs. That IS what clamps things together to ensure the oil pump works correctly. 300ft.lb is a LOT, it is most of your weight hanging off a 2' bar. I've generally used my feet to push on the torque wrench (3/4" drive approx 3' bar) to get it to click.
Loctite will not do anything useful, you NEED that 300ft.lb
cheers,
george.
Anyhow, it's not the loctite that will do the trick, it's applying around 300ft.lbs. That IS what clamps things together to ensure the oil pump works correctly. 300ft.lb is a LOT, it is most of your weight hanging off a 2' bar. I've generally used my feet to push on the torque wrench (3/4" drive approx 3' bar) to get it to click.
Loctite will not do anything useful, you NEED that 300ft.lb
cheers,
george.