I understand the bit about locking up the counter weight of the crank shaft but that may rely on your rod jamming against some part of the aluminium engine casing, I guess, which wouldn't be advised as that potentially loose shaft nut needs to be torqued to 80nm (manual's spec, I think) but is often torqued to 120nm by those of us that have done this job.....twice on two engines in my case. I know you don't like the sound of using rags but it seems to be the least aggressive way of locking the transmission beyond obtaining the correct tool.

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