03-25-2017, 06:40 AM
(03-24-2017, 12:02 PM)Terry Sullivan Wrote: My 2 cents.
A puller is certainly the best way, but this works many times...
Screw the nut in or out until the end of the crank is just below the top of the nut.
Holding the flywheel in your hand, lift the engine just a bit off of the bench.
Have some rags on the table to protect the engine if/when it drop loose.
Using a hammer (ball peen or one with a lead head) strike the nut sharply.
8 out of 10 times that will do it.
Plan B - spring for a puller
Terry,
Completely agree with your comment--TRUE. Before the puller, I've done it that way as well regularly. With the puller, it just was almost like finger tightening the puller and just a gentle tap with the hammer, the flywheel separated. It seems the 'first' flywheel removal on a given engine that appears to requires the most effort (force) and courage (damage to engine or to ourselves).
I really liked the tip Steve O'Hara gave.
I still have my puller that a friend's father gave me after he saw me working on my engine (McCulloch) replacing a bad condenser. When I find that puller, along with the others that appeared to be recently misplaced. I'll post a picture of the McCulloch puller.
Scott Elkes