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How to turn flywheel to see if they are missing teeth

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Old 07-11-2011, 07:05 AM
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How to turn flywheel to see if they are missing teeth

I removed the starter and plugs, can see part of flywheel through window where starter was, but need to turn the whole flywheel to see the rest, anyone knows the procedure, thanks!
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You've got to turn the engine. It would probably be easier to reinstall the starter to use it to bump the engine until you've seen the entire flywheel. You have an inspection cover at the bottom of the transmission. If I'm not mistaken, you can inspect the flywheel from there.
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You can also use a wrench on the Crank to turn it manually
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Originally Posted by Bufflomike
You can also use a wrench on the Crank to turn it manually
True. Devil's advocate: Have you turned the engine over by hand with all the accessories attached? Maybe a good idea if you have a lift and a long wrench, but I'd rather not do it while I'm under it on jackstands.
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Pull the spark plugs if you want to turn the motor over by hand. That will make life much easier.
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All good suggestions here, you can also remove the Crankshaft position sensor and peek from there while using the starter to spin it.
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ok, thank for replys is crank can be accessed from bottom only?


this is something i need to do?





from 3 gen maxima.


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12303a is where you need to rotate from.
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Originally Posted by 240sxguy
12303a is where you need to rotate from.
awsome thanks, will try this weekend.
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