Pulling flywheel
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That Girl Racing
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Re: Pulling flywheel
It takes a certain type of guy to eat crow with a touch of class! Good to see you got it off.
Re: Pulling flywheel
That tool will pay for itself in the future.
It's well worth the investment.
It's well worth the investment.
Todd Schrupp
Milbank SD
Milbank SD
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SIIaCanuck
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- Location: Central Alberta
Re: Pulling flywheel
The embarrassing thing is I'm a pretty good aeronautical engineer as a general rule but being 3500 miles from my old shop sometimes tempts one to cheat.
Anyway, my new shop has a new tool, all I need now are more engines to rebuild.
Anyway, my new shop has a new tool, all I need now are more engines to rebuild.
Stew
'80 440 Liquifire
'72 292SS Elan
'74 294SS Elan
'73 Evinrude QF (for sale if someone wants one)
'80 440 Liquifire
'72 292SS Elan
'74 294SS Elan
'73 Evinrude QF (for sale if someone wants one)
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SIIaCanuck
- Posts: 108
- Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:24 pm
- Location: Central Alberta
Re: Pulling flywheel
Reading through some previous comments in this thread I thought I'd point out one very nice feature of the SLP puller.
The cross head (although it's actually a plate on this model, not a cross) has a large hex nut on it so you don't need to try to anchor the flywheel, crank or clutch.
Just put a wrench on the cross head, turn the forcing screw and 'pop', off comes your flywheel with no torque loads taken beyond the puller.
My diesel pump pulley puller has a similar setup and a nice self-centring bearing on the end of the forcing screw (SLP forcing screw has a simple pin but it's 1/2 the price and works like a charm anyway).
I'd highly recommend finding a puller with this feature, it avoids any worry about how to brace the flywheel or whatever pulley you're dealing with.
From a safety point, I will re-emphasise a previous post about not bracing through the clutch. Crack something in a clutch and you'll risk taking shrapnel in the arm/face/gonads next time you hit ?000 rpm and it lets go. Cheating and having to eat crow is one thing and hurts nothing but pride; compromising the integrity of a high speed rotating component is the same as smoking while reloading your own ammo. It's not whether the 'bang' will get you but when!
The cross head (although it's actually a plate on this model, not a cross) has a large hex nut on it so you don't need to try to anchor the flywheel, crank or clutch.
Just put a wrench on the cross head, turn the forcing screw and 'pop', off comes your flywheel with no torque loads taken beyond the puller.
My diesel pump pulley puller has a similar setup and a nice self-centring bearing on the end of the forcing screw (SLP forcing screw has a simple pin but it's 1/2 the price and works like a charm anyway).
I'd highly recommend finding a puller with this feature, it avoids any worry about how to brace the flywheel or whatever pulley you're dealing with.
From a safety point, I will re-emphasise a previous post about not bracing through the clutch. Crack something in a clutch and you'll risk taking shrapnel in the arm/face/gonads next time you hit ?000 rpm and it lets go. Cheating and having to eat crow is one thing and hurts nothing but pride; compromising the integrity of a high speed rotating component is the same as smoking while reloading your own ammo. It's not whether the 'bang' will get you but when!
Stew
'80 440 Liquifire
'72 292SS Elan
'74 294SS Elan
'73 Evinrude QF (for sale if someone wants one)
'80 440 Liquifire
'72 292SS Elan
'74 294SS Elan
'73 Evinrude QF (for sale if someone wants one)
Re: Pulling flywheel
It's not pretty, but hey, 5 min made puller in a jam worked great! Piece of flat bar, torch, 1/2 in bolt and nut and the flywheel was off. I tried my small 3 claw puller, busted first attempt. But this puller is a keeper. Home made tools have a drawer full lol
1980 Liquifre 440 survivor