stuck clutch
stuck clutch
Thanks for all of the help you guys have been giving me. I'm to the end of the rope on this sled. I'm ready to see what dad wants to do with it, and go from there. I don't suppose anyone wants to come to utah to get a sportfire. i'm into it about 100 bucks.
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quadfamily
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Don't give up tipitup,
I had the same exact problem on my sleds. Tried everyones suggestions and ruined two pullers in the process(they bent). My impact is a good one and it did nothing. What finally worked for me is what JDguy did. I took my acetylene torch and started heating up The part that contacts the crank, being careful not to heat up anything else. Turns out I didn't really have to worry about heating up anything else because the clutch popped off almost instantly when I applied the heat, it didn't have time to transfer heat anywhere else. I couldn't even really see any heat discoloration in the area I heated because it happened so fast. I think the ecetylene torch worked well because it put heat in a very concentrated area really quickly instead of heating up a much larger area over a longer period of time like a propane torch would tend to do.
I had the same exact problem on my sleds. Tried everyones suggestions and ruined two pullers in the process(they bent). My impact is a good one and it did nothing. What finally worked for me is what JDguy did. I took my acetylene torch and started heating up The part that contacts the crank, being careful not to heat up anything else. Turns out I didn't really have to worry about heating up anything else because the clutch popped off almost instantly when I applied the heat, it didn't have time to transfer heat anywhere else. I couldn't even really see any heat discoloration in the area I heated because it happened so fast. I think the ecetylene torch worked well because it put heat in a very concentrated area really quickly instead of heating up a much larger area over a longer period of time like a propane torch would tend to do.
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ICCSF 108
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Sometimes, you have to do what you have to do to get them off. but make sure trying the last 2 methods that you have your clutch puller as tight as you can get it with your impact before useing the gas wrench.
Ken
Ken
AKA: Kenny, Grumpy, Mr. Richard Head
"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
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"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
Do Anti-War Protesters have reunions? If so what do they TALK about?
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400brian
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With a big hammer and a fire wrench you can disassemble most anything!
The line between disassembly and distruction can be a fine line though.
But hey, it's all a learning experience!
The line between disassembly and distruction can be a fine line though.
But hey, it's all a learning experience!
'09 Vintage Challenge Survivor, and I wasn't late for supper!
'10, '11, '12, '13,'14,'15,'16,'17, '18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Vintage Challenge Survivor !
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'74 340 green machine
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'78 Spitfire in progress
2 '75 340S 1 running, one on deck
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'73 Skiroule RTX 440, 500 mi.
stuck clutch
I used a propane torch to no avail. I did look on my puller and the first treads are starting to flatten out, i don't think that they are spinning in there but they are getting close. I have a nephew here and we put a big wrench on it with a breaker bar and then heated it, nothing.
My only other concern would be that I'm doing it wrong. I have taken out the bolt on the end of clutch and put the puller in there and tightened it as tight as possible. am i missing something? The outer half sheave would spin off but the one that looks like a plate would not budge.
My only other concern would be that I'm doing it wrong. I have taken out the bolt on the end of clutch and put the puller in there and tightened it as tight as possible. am i missing something? The outer half sheave would spin off but the one that looks like a plate would not budge.
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81spitfire
stuck clutch
you could always cut it off with the accetylene torch then buy a new clutch. its a rather pricy alternative but it will work 100% of the time.
stuck clutch
When you master this one you will be ready to move onto siezed suspension cross shafts. With all the work to get the clutch off, it would make sense to replace the crank seal regardless. Good luck, stiff upper lip, and all that stuff! Jingles.