Hello!

I plan on changing the flywheel on my vehicle so I purchased this tool (54mm):
http://www.amazon.com/OTC-OTC6612-Be.../dp/B0002STRPO

However now that it has arrived, it says on the package, "Not for impact wrench use"

I searched and it appears this person from the forum also used the same socket successfully with an impact wrench:
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...9&postcount=25

I don't want to strip the nut or jeopardize the install, especially when having to torque to ~351lbs/ft. I don't mind spending $30.00 more for another socket that is 'impact wrench' rated:
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sun454m.html

Question:
What is the general concensus regarding using the 1st tool above with an impact wrench? I have used non-impact sockets for lug nuts and they appear to work fine. However I'm unsure whether the same applies on the flywheel with such high torque ratings.

What are some opinions? :smiley_12

Thanks in advance.
Edgardo

If it turns out that the Toyota 54mm socket won't perform, if anyone has one locally willing to lend that would be helpful!
BTW: Where can one rent a torque wrench rated for 350lbs/ft -- Sears/Shucks?

 

ive found the correct sized sockets at sears before from craftsman those are indestructable, or at least if u can break it u get another one!

 

I can loan you my impact 54mm, You will need a really good impact gun or a breaker bar and fence post. 350lb, I think they are closer to like 500lb from the factory. I was tweaking a 6 foot fence post slide over a 2 foot breaker bar, last time I pulled one off.

 

You may be able to get away with using that socket an and impact gun. Worth a try at least. You can always weld on a 3 foot bar of steel and use it as a wrench. This would solve your torquing dilema, as well. Through the magic of leverage, if the torque spec is 350 ft lbs, that's the same as 1 lb at 350 feet or 350 lbs at 1 foot. If you are 150 lbs, then you can apply 350 ft lbs by suspending your weight 2.33 feet out. That's why the factory tool is just a big wrench.

 

Thanks everyone for your input! I appreciate it.

Blake: Hey you're right I'm ~150lbs. Thanks for doing the math for me
woundup7: Thanks for the offer, after giving this socket a slight attempt first.
kompressorlogic: You rock!

Oh, I'm also considering the flywheel puller for this ordeal, as I'm not so sure about the hammer method.

Goodbye!
Edgardo

 

Hammer method has always worked well for me, just three times, but everytime.

 

Boeing surplus tool room used to have great deals on sockets big enough to take that big sucker off. Couple years ago we had to do an emergency engine change on our ITA Rx-7 the night before the 25 hours of Thunderhill. Had to swap the flywheel between the two motors, and came up with some creative ways to get it off. We were a bit more worried about making sure it was back on at the proper torque before trying to run 25 hour endurance race. Cruised around the paddock and ended up talking to the Factory Five Cobra team who miraculously had one of those five foot long, two piece, $1500 Snap On torque wrenches tucked safely in it's case, NEVER USED in the back of the trailer. We reassembled that car in the paddock at midnight and started the race the next morning. Ran all the way through with the exception of the 20 minutes down after shearing the distributor shaft and finished mid pack.

 

54 mm same size on an fd? i gota get mine off and pull my motor apart