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    I don't know how the vice-grips thing is going to work for that bolt - I tried shoving a screwdriver into one of the three holes in the HB as well as a vicegrips and then a breaker bar to break things free and it wasn't going to happen. I saw a youtube video of someone who had made a special tool for holding the HB in place while he pried, but I would rather not make a custom tool for a job I may only do once or twice. Not sure how the no-tools method worked out for others - maybe if I had a 2nd guy on the vicegrips I could make it work...

    So I decided to buy an air compressor and an IR last night - got home too late to try them out, but that's the new plan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith888 View Post
    I don't know how the vice-grips thing is going to work for that bolt -
    Very simply, when you put the vice grips on the FLEX PLATE as suggested, it holds the motor from moving. You said harmonic balancer a couple of times and ...well there's nothing to grab onto on the balancer.

    The first thing you see is removing a splash shield to see the balancer. Then a line or two down is remove a plastic inspection cover to see the flex. Flex is connected to the torque converter of the transmission.
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