Clutch Inspection Plate

[kilauea 7]

Can anyone tell me what this plate looks like please? It's to jam the starter gear for removing the crank pulley bolt. It's mentioned in a few cambelt change guides but no description (shape, no. and size of bolts etc) of it or pictures.

 

I'm making slooooow progress with this job....

[dcc 855]

on top of the gearbox, there is a little cut out where you can lock the flywheel with a tidy sized screw driver, you would need a friend to hold it steady though!

[kilauea 7]

on top of the gearbox, there is a little cut out where you can lock the flywheel with a tidy sized screw driver, you would need a friend to hold it steady though!

 

On top?!! No fecking wonder I didn't find it (lying on my back).

 

Thanks for the tip

[kilauea 7]

To answer my own question for future reference...

 

The plate is accessed from underneath, trapezoidal in shape with one curved edge, vertical and held on with 3 10mm bolts. You can tell its the one by tapping it, as it's pretty thin metal compared to anything else around it.

 

(Thanks Nathan for pointing it out yesterday!)

Edited June 1, 2009 by kilauea

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Thats the flywheel cover... you cant even see the clutch from there.

[kilauea 7]

Thats the flywheel cover... you cant even see the clutch from there.

 

So should I be jamming that to get the crank pulley bolt off? Or something else?

I've not seen one decent documented instruction on how to do this and it's hacking me right off.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

I normally stick a screwdriver in at the TDC marker. This is just above the starter motor and gives you a nice angle to wedge the screwdriver and rest it against the bell housing.

[kilauea 7]

I normally stick a screwdriver in at the TDC marker. This is just above the starter motor and gives you a nice angle to wedge the screwdriver and rest it against the bell housing.

 

Cheers Ed, I'll give that a go.

 

Bloody annoying being stuck on something so stupid.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Yep sure is, for things like this I got myself a rattle gun. Makes jobs nice and easy.

[kilauea 7]

Done it!

 

With the help of the help of this...

 

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...=cambelt+change

 

I managed it single handed using that. It came off fairly easy really but it has been off in the last 1000 miles.