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Old 10-29-2014, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ View Post
I use a pry bar wedged into a slot on the front, rotate the engine by hand (clockwise as you stand in front of it), you'll see it.
Well you'll only get overseas tut tut tutting and cluck cluck clucking from me about that one toomany! You might come a cropper doing that kind of a thing - that front crank bolt has got a mega torque spec! But I do realise that times is hard - you can't always use the ideal tools...
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