I did this on ice when I blew the input shaft out of my T-19 back in the winter of '10-'11.

A frozen puddle makes it real easy to slide under the truck.
Wrenches so cold they stick to your hands really suck.

 

Amen to that.

 

But we like drama...

 

No offense to anyone, but its not always easier to just start tearing stuff back apart...when your working w/limited resources, on your back, etc.

Here is what the problem was though...for those of you who are tuning into "As the Wrench Turns"...

Two of the six flywheel bolts were longer then the rest...I put washers on the two longer bolts w/washers and put them in holes on the fly, that are farthest apart. Problem solved I hope. I hope to wrap things up tomorrow or the weekend.

 

NONE of the flywheel bolts are longer.
Ford has used the same damn bolt for everything right up until metrics.

Get the right bolts or your flywheel is going to part company with the flange.
I hope it doesn't hurt you or someone else in the process.

 

All the bolts look exactly the same, except 2 of the bolts are 3/16 of an inch longer then the other 4. These are the same bolts, that have been with the truck since I've owned it (1 year) and prob since ol' Henry made it. Plus, once I put a flat washer behind each of the two longer bolts, it freed-up my crank (they were hitting the back of the block).

I had the same prob. once, when I used some ARP Bolts on a new C4 in a drag Mustang (those I cut down). I don't have anything to cut grade 8 bolts at hand.

 

I know it probably won't matter much being near the center, but I still don't like the idea of the heavier bolts and washers being in there. If you are going to do it, at least put them on opposite sides to sort of balance each other out.

 

Yes, I put them on the two farthest spaced out bolts...opposite sides of the fly. I may just get some new ARP Fly Bolts though. I don't trust the pressure plate bolts, as I've broken old ones in the past, so I'm getting those anyways.