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Just putting the transmission in gear and firmly applying the parking brake has been sufficient for me to remove the vibration damper bolt.

Unfortunately, motor and trans are not in the car. I tried putting torque on the trans yoke, with it in 4th and the breaker bar braced on the ground, but it was kind of springy and I didn't like the feel, didn't want to brake anything else unnecessarily.

You might be able to lock the vibration damper or ring gear down with something fabricated to tighten with the rotation and work like a strap wrench. Another possibility might be a block of wood that would wedge between the ring gear and bellhousing. If not, maybe an impact wrench would do the job.

4th?

So update, got my dad and was going to try again with him locking the trans yoke with a pipe wrench, and me on the front bolt. Wanted to show him how I usually break them loose, bumped the starter twice, and it came free.

For the first time ever it feels like, a 3 jaw puller actually worked as it was supposed to, and even though as usual I set it up wrong 3 times, the balancer came off without a fuss.

Crank gear and chain seem unscathed, however, the cam gear is no more, galled the cam nose a little bit on its way out too. All fresh breaks, definitely was me that broke it not an old issue. Cam does rotate just a hair back and forth, and I was able to get just enough slat that I could feel all of the tappets are free in their bores, though I can't speak for the hydraulic function of them.

The oil pump doesn't want to come out easy, I got it backed out about two inches, and so I don't think it's engaged with the cam anymore, so it's definitely just stuck valves being the problem now.

What I wasn't expecting, was the absolute condominium of a mouse nest in the oil pan, they apperently got in through the oil pump hole in the block and went to town, interesting to see the extent of that when I drop the pan to clean it out. Wasn't in the plan, but now I gotta do it I guess.

So if someone has a spare 356 cam sprocket they'd let go cheap, I'm in the market.

Photos of the destruction, and where I'm calling it for tonight.

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Sorry, 3rd. Not used to the world of 3 speeds yet, used to my fragile-as-glass British 4 spd gearboxes.

Maybe try an impact wrench which should loosen it without bracing anything else.

I guess the pictures didn't post for some reason. Let's try again.

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From what is visible in the oil pan I would suggest you completely disassemble the engine and see what parts are usable.

gear in hand, will send.

I concur with the obvious, need to pull the head, play with the valves and likely re-ring the pistons and clean the bores. Clean, scrape and powerwash everthing possible. Be careful to mark/inspect the rod bearings, you likely re-use unless necessary as replacements are expensive, hard to find and a path to an expensive overhaul.

DAF