78 C3 Light Corvette Blue

Only way I know is with impact

...Roger...

Set your impact to 60 and go for it.

78 C3 Light Corvette Blue

No seriously, someone said put it in gear. This case drive or reverse I guess and set park brake?

alswagg

I tighten ballancer's all the time by my self. Do you have a ring gear holding tool? A Torque wrench? The distance from one end of the engine to the other is no very much. Just hold the flywheel with the ring gear tool and tighten the ballancer bolt until the wrench clicks. Good luck Al

...Roger...

I thought you wanted to use your impact ?

78 C3 Light Corvette Blue

Come on Roger my friend. I like your sense of humor. I mentioned an impact. I am afraid of getting the bolt to tight.. So because of that I asked for options. Thanks again Rog

...Roger...

Your very welcome Gary , let us know which method works for you.

The Money Pit

I just stick a big screw driver through on of the holes in the flex plate and turn till it hits the block. Then torque the bolt with a hand torque wrench as normal......No "impact wrench here....

alswagg

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I have several of these in the shop. They work great for holding ring gears from rotating. Al

alswagg

If you are in the Syracuse IN area, call me up and you can borrow one. Just PM me for the number. You aren't that far away. less than hr??? Al

CA-Legal-Vette

This is what I do. Very easy if the engine is out but can still be done while installed.

C3 Stroker

That's the way I've always done it....

vettehardt

I don't remember exactly how I did this last year, but I think I just used a large pry bar in between the spokes of the balancer.

Hey, three of us around the same area. I live in Lakeville and work in La Porte (that's where I am at now, ha ha).

78 C3 Light Corvette Blue

I used my impact, no other way by myself

dbguettl

You could take out a spark plug, shove a length of rope into the cylinder, that should stop the crank from rotating and not damage the piston. Then you can torque to specifications.

Of course, I would do that when the piston is on the compression stroke so that the valves are closed.

ghoastrider1

done it this way for ever..works great and is CHEAP.

Ben Lurkin

Get some longer 3/8 bolts and with your crank pulley off, install them in the 3 positions that hold the pulley on. Use of large pry bar between any 2 of the 3 bolts to keep the engine from turning. With the other hand, tighten the crankshaft bolt to spec