Mildred1231

Thanks for the very generous offer.
I've had a couple of hours working on the MG today. I've removed the heat shield, a blank covering the starting motor bolts and the starting motor too.
I managed to find a "L" shaped metal plate which fitted in the starting motor appurture exactly and it locked the flywheel
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Happily, the crank pulley bolt undid quite easily, maybe not torqued down correctly?, but anyway, it undid ok and I'm progressing with the cambelt change.
Thanks everyone for the advice, much appreciated

I have a 2001 MGF Steptronic, I'm currently doing a cambelt change I'm struggling to find the correct tool, to lock the auto gearbox flywheel.
There's no way to lock the engine using the brakes etc, as with a manual gearbox and so to remove the crank end pulley bolt, I need a flywheel locking tool.

Question is, will a normal locking tool as here, OEM 15G 1571, fit the flywheel on a 2001 Steptronic?
I've discovered that the starting motor for a Steptronic has 11 teeth, but the manual starting motor has 12 teeth, so I'm now doubting the flywheels are the same,unless I'm wrong?
It's an expensive item to purchase, so I need to get the correct tool. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks in advance.