You can use a brass rivet,a nail like they said,Caterpillar even makes a tool that has a swivel head on it to account for the angle of the oil gallery.Heres how I do it.Take about three mains loose,should be able then with a table knife that you beat into a half circle shape to reach up there and push it a ways out on 2 of them.I am thinking of a diesel now,that has 5 mains.A gas motor may just have 3,and you might get it with the knife if you loosen the middle one,then do the ends,but leave them a little loose,then the middle one before you torque them down.What you dont want to do is pull all of the caps off because it could mess up the seals.You always want to have it only a little loose,but holding the crank up good.It doesnt take much once you get used to it.Also my way you dont have to turn the crank usually.If you do need to turn the crank you may want to tighten the middle one back up and all but a couple on a diesel.You can use a real long feeler gauge.I have one table knife that I filed the end flat on that I use most.The main thing you want is for it to push out easy.You want to loosen your belts on the front too,that helps.If you cant get that to work,a nail,or brass rivet works good if you have some help to turn the motor for you.Also snug all of them up,break them loose,then back up in 3 stages to the right torque.You want to make sure you get it all back up right.I always go over my bolts again in sequence,and most usually have a couple that are loose,even with a Snap On torque wrench.
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