bansman76 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 im in the process of tryin to remove the flywheel from my 97 shee to put a adj timing plate on...i have done it b4 on my 03 shee and was very easy and took no time.. i bought a brand new motion pro puller from the stealership. in the process of tryin to pull the flywheel, the nut on the puller broke off.. the flywheel looks rusty like its been wet b4. i used a 17 mm wrench on the puller and the flywheel never budged b4 it broke the puller.. so now im asking for suggestions ? im sure i need to buy another puller. whats the best one made ? and any suggestions on how to break the flywheel loose ? the flywheel on my 03 shee never was this tight . im sure the rust isnt helping it any but would a little heat hurt it ? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedd1 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Keep it wet with penetrating oil of some kind while you get another puller. A little heat won't hurt. An impact might be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansman76 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Keep it wet with penetrating oil of some kind while you get another puller. A little heat won't hurt. An impact might be better. i did try a impact for a few seconds( my impact is wore out) so i went back to wrench.. any ideas on best puller ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 sounds like you are in the same boat as me. ive probably tried half a dozen different pullers only to have them strip out or break. you have access to a welder? i cut my puller down and drilled out the center to allow a grade 8 7/16 bolt to pass though and then welded a nut on top where i cut it shorter. i threw a little antisieze on both threads and screwed it snug into the flywheel and hit the grade 8 bolt with a impact and it popped right off. my crank had also gotten rusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansman76 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 sounds like you are in the same boat as me. ive probably tried half a dozen different pullers only to have them strip out or break. you have access to a welder? i cut my puller down and drilled out the center to allow a grade 8 7/16 bolt to pass though and then welded a nut on top where i cut it shorter. i threw a little antisieze on both threads and screwed it snug into the flywheel and hit the grade 8 bolt with a impact and it popped right off. my crank had also gotten rusty. yeah i have acces to a welder..actually was thinkin bout modifyin my puller with a stronger bolt and the nut welded in like that..but wasnt 100% sue that would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 A little heat to help wick PB Blaster (or other) shouldn't hurt . Give it a day or two to soak if you can. Even a worn impact will give some shock. Try smacking puller when you have center bolt tight , don't go crazy. Make sure puller is tight into f-wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 yeah i have acces to a welder..actually was thinkin bout modifyin my puller with a stronger bolt and the nut welded in like that..but wasnt 100% sue that would work just make sure when you cut the puller down (if you have too. mine was realy long and the bolt wouldnt reach) that its square. i used a 15/32 bit to drill the hole in the center out too. they way everything was centered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansman76 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 just make sure when you cut the puller down (if you have too. mine was realy long and the bolt wouldnt reach) that its square. i used a 15/32 bit to drill the hole in the center out too. they way everything was centered. thanks for the info guys.. i have sprayed pb on all bolts of timing plate and around the flywheel..gonna let it sit overnight and add a little heat tomo afternoon..and see what it does..thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 This used to happen to us at work.....trying to take off large boat propellers from tapered shafts can be a real bitch. We used to have to use pullers that basically did the same thing. I know its not a good idea (saying that so i don't have to hear everyone bitching about this) but you can tighten down pretty tight on the puller and LIGHTLY tap on the puller bolt....it will slightyly shock the crank (why its not so great of an idea) and can break the seized flywheel loose. There are ALSO a few other ways...like tightening down on the puller while its tight lightly heat the flywheel.....or what ALWAYS used to work for the really stubborn props.....crank some damn decent force onto it and walk away and come back in the morning. The pulling stress left on it ALL night long will eventually give in and it should pop off..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansman76 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 This used to happen to us at work.....trying to take off large boat propellers from tapered shafts can be a real bitch. We used to have to use pullers that basically did the same thing. I know its not a good idea (saying that so i don't have to hear everyone bitching about this) but you can tighten down pretty tight on the puller and LIGHTLY tap on the puller bolt....it will slightyly shock the crank (why its not so great of an idea) and can break the seized flywheel loose. There are ALSO a few other ways...like tightening down on the puller while its tight lightly heat the flywheel.....or what ALWAYS used to work for the really stubborn props.....crank some damn decent force onto it and walk away and come back in the morning. The pulling stress left on it ALL night long will eventually give in and it should pop off..... got it done guys..thanks again for the advice..now looking for stator lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 howd you get it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansman76 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 howd you get it off? sprayed pb blaster on it for a couple days..got a new bolt that goes into the center of the flywheel puller.. put puller on and came off with ease..pb blaster is some awesome stuff !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastquad02blaster Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 sprayed pb blaster on it for a couple days..got a new bolt that goes into the center of the flywheel puller.. put puller on and came off with ease..pb blaster is some awesome stuff !!!! It's the best. It works hard so you don't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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