December 10, 200421 yr Hi, I have a 1997 Outback (EJ25 engine--Automatic Trans). I've been told there's a special hole on the passenger side of the bell housing for the purpose of inserting something to stop the crankshaft. I had previously installed a Perrin lightweight crankshaft pulley, but after scoring the OEM pulley on E-Bay for roughly $2, I think I'm going to go back to the stock pulley. I would like to find this hole so I don't have to risk damaging the aluminium Perrin pulley upon removal. A few people have tried to describe to me where it is, but I still can't find the sucker. As I understand it, I don't have to remove anything to get to it (is this correct?) Any help that anyone may have for this would be greatly appreciated.
December 10, 200421 yr pic is worth a thousand words http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2486.JPG http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2487.JPG http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2488.JPG
December 10, 200421 yr Author ohhhhhhhhh.....so thaaaaaaat's the plastic plug people have mentioned. my OB has a hole similar to that, but no plastic plug. i was looking all over the place with a flashlight to find this black plastic plug. thanks so much for the pictures! i was hoping someone might have a pic, but i didn't have the nerve to ask someone to go to the trouble of actually taking them for me. is there just one such hole in the flex plate, meaning i have to rotate the crankshaft until i come upon it? thanks again for the pics! Andrew
December 11, 200421 yr There's places/holes on the flex plate where you can insert a big pry bar or something to keep the engine from turning over. Yeah, you'll have to rotate the engine to find them though.
December 14, 200421 yr Just to let you know those flex plate bolts are annoyingly hard to get off They can be. Make sure you use a hexagonal socket, like an air socket, not a 12 point one, to avoid rounding off the heads.
July 17, 200520 yr Do I use this same hole to remove the TC bolts from the Flex Plate??? American cars, for the most part, are disconected from the bottem side. Thanks, Tim
July 17, 200520 yr Not the brightest star in the sky...LOL I was doing a search on this, and the one right under this one told how to do it:rolleyes: . Thanks, Tim
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