Flywheel removal - tricks & tips?

[lhfarm]

Re: Flywheel removal - tricks & tips? - Success!

I figured you guys would get me thinking. Woke up last night and remembered I had an old clutch pressure plate in the parts pile. It is good to own a welder. Took a little piece of 1/4" plate, drilled a hole and welded on a nut. Then tacked the plate to the back of the pressure plate. Mounted the plate and tightened the bolt. Heard a groan and it got really tight. Used a long pry bar to give it a nudge and "pop"! Took maybe 5 minutes with the puller. Did take me a couple hours to dig out the welder, cut, drill and do the welding.

Made the bolt small enough so it will work on flywheels with the pilot bushing installed. Thanks again for the suggestions.

 

[Soundguy]

nice job, reminds me of a puller i had to make for a pressed on crank pulley on a farmall!

again.. good job!

 

[lhfarm]

nice job, reminds me of a puller i had to make for a pressed on crank pulley on a farmall!

again.. good job!

Thanks! That means a lot coming from you. It was actually your note that got me thinking about how to use the threaded pressure plate holes. From there it was a quick leap to using the entire plate.

 

[Soundguy]

glad you got it yanked off. one mor etool in your bag now

 

[flusher]

Re: Flywheel removal - tricks & tips? - Success!

Good thinking. :thumbsup: Glad you made it past that problem. I've had similar experiences removing belt pulleys from the other end of the crankshaft. Lost count of the number of times my Hobart stick welder has bailed me out of sticky situations.