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Originally Posted by TomsSVX
The first step to almost every procedure is.... Disconnect the negative battery terminal... I repeat again... it is NOT a good idea to use the starter to loosen the bolts. There are special tools to lock the flywheel, but if you do not have them.. You should try and lock the starter teeth on the flywheel. It is dangerous and not very wise to use the starter for anything but starting the engine.
Tom
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I'm going to agree with Tom on this one. I have no doubt that many people have used the starter method successfully, but you could use the same argument to convince yourself to play Russian roulette.
'Well, nothing happened the last time the trigger was pulled.'
I stick a big screwdriver (or prybar
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1654) in the torque converter teeth and use a long piece of pipe on my breaker bar. 5ft of leverage is always enough, and I have yet to meet the bolt that couldn't be broken loose or broken in half with that pipe.