Stubborn Centre Main Cap

[Biggles 65]

Is there any particular knack to getting the centre main bearing cap off ? I've tried everything I can think of and can I get the darned thing off ? Can I 'eck as like. (It's an XU5J btw with 77K on the clock, that's been standing for a while.)

 

Ta in advance.

[Rob Thomson 6]

You've undone the bolts that go through the front and back of the block? That can help.

[mickie 3]

mallet, i just use some big pliyers

[Ryan 99]

The centre cap is cross-bolted. There are two extra bolts that go in sideways through the sides of the block:

 

 

...and the same on the back.

[Biggles 65]

The centre cap is cross-bolted. There are two extra bolts that go in sideways through the sides of the block:

 

 

...and the same on the back.

 

Ah. Nice of my manual to mention those.

 

Ta.

[C_W 3 1 Cars]

Seems to catch everyone out the first time they try to remove the caps!

[welshpug 1,666]

Ah. Nice of my manual to mention those.

 

Ta.

 

can't be a Haynes manual then, because that does