yeah because we all have a 20mm plate kicking about

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thanks makka btw, thats the attitude i usually see here on ausmini

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Now I wouldn't recommend it but,

and it IS only done in an emergency,

AND it will probably lead to the wrath of many mechanics

Buuuut,

If you don't have a puller, I saw a guy once in the same predicament put a sturdy piece of timber onto the back of the flywheel via the starter motor hole.
He bashed at it with an equally sturdy hammer once or twice, rotate the flywheel 1/3rd of a turn and repeated. After about 5 turns the flywheel popped off.
No piece of timber and hammer would approach my machine though.
Far too dodgy.

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All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

We were going to lighten Chong's spare flywheel, until we saw all the bruise marks on the back, where people had been hitting it with a VBFH and NO block of wood, but a lump of steel instead!
So I gave him another one..

Cast iron is brittle stuff- hit it hard enough, and it'll crack. Then if you rev it enough, it'll blow apart... and you have a front row seat!

A decent (ie thick) puller is the kindest way to get it off the crank.

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hehe.. alot of people have said that.. but my engine is seized (hence the whole exercise), so i cant spin the flywheel

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Yeah make your own is the best bet - tho the Docs 20mm plate is a bit over kill

Mine only uses 1/4"

The pullers you can buy aren't worth their weight in scrap metal IMO

In 40 years this puller hasn't yet failed to get a flywheel off... works for me!
Plate needs to be at least 1/2" thick...

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morning all, any news on the postage makka?

anyone here in perth have a couple of cheap pot joint driveshafts and a rod change linkage?

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someone once showed me that you can bash on the end of the crankshaft bolt, I tried it, it worked, but I'm not gonna do it again..... wasn't a happy experience, I don't think any damage was done, but still... go the puller

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

sorry mate had to work today will try again in the morning
give me a ring 0412 938 072
makka

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If you can't get another rod, drop the one I gave you back down & let me know how long you want it to be :-p

Mike

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cheers mike

just the driveshafts then makka

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ok will get onto it tomorrow arvo i have been home sick with the flu

makka

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Oh you poor little puppy, Myles.



Ah crap that made me laugh.

Oh oh... now i have to pay the consequences.

willy just be glad there are 1400 klm's between us
although when my cousin gets married i will be down there
makka

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