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Originally Posted by ihaveashihtzu
It seems that he left the car in gear to hold the crank from spinning vs. using the starter and breaker bar on the ground method.
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Yes, but the clutch is not between the flywheel and crank pulley. The starter leveraged the flywheel, which transferred torque through the crankshaft to the pulley bolt and tools he had wedged up. There would be no unusual stress to the clutch assembly while doing this.