Hope everyone is well with everything that’s going on in the world.
I have a 1963 Evinrude Sportwin 10, model 10302. I am having trouble torquing the flywheel nut to spec. Is there a special tool to hold the flywheel? All I’ve tried is wrapping a rope around it and it hasn’t gone well.
Thanks for any info
BF
If you don’t have a strap wrench, you can always remove one of the spark plugs and fill the cylinder up with clean rope to lock the motor up. Just make sure the piston is above the ports first though. This is what’s done on chainsaws and other small engines where it’s impossible to grab the flywheel with a strap wrench.
Strap wrenches go on sale for around $10 so if you buy one, the flimsy strap can be removed and replaced with an old serpentine belt. On mine, I folded the belt over, applied some super glue and clamped it up overnight. That was at least ten years ago and it hasn’t failed yet. Oh yeah, marking the wrench with ‘tighten’ or ‘loosen’ on the appropriate side helps you get it right the first time.
