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83 1100E Flywheel removal struggle.

niclpnut

niclpnut

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Damn lol.

I've read up on this and yes it is a bitch!

Got the outer nut off fairly easily with my DeWalt impact driver with socket adapter. Now on to the flywheel.

I've got a puller:

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however I cant get the damn thing to budge. I've used a propane torch for heat (afraid to go too crazy and damage the magnets as the rotor heats up too), and have tried both my impact driver and manual torque bar but no luck. I'm exerting alot of force with no payoff lol.

Should I continue with the propane torch? It is getting pretty damn hot but maybe not hot enough...Should I be concentrating the torch directly on the center where the puller and rotor nut threads are?

Next thing I could think to do would be to beg/borrow/buy/steal a compressor and use an air impact driver. I am working alone on this and wouldn't think this is a 2 man job.

Any other thoughts and advice is welcome :)
 
After you get the center bolt on the puller good and tight then you have to smack it with a BFH and it will pop off. An impact can damage the threads on the puller.
 
niclpnut said:
Damn lol.

Any other thoughts and advice is welcome :)
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I just popped one off using same impact wrench I'd used to remove main nut. (altho the puller I was lucky enuf to borrow, had a beefed up inner bolt!) ... but it was easy peasy. Had someone hold outer puller body steady with crescent wrench, allowing me to have both hands on the impact wrench. make sense?
 
Yup, I finally got it to pop off.

One more quick application of some heat, then I got the bolt as tight as I could. Tapped the bolt with a hammer a couple times, torqued, tapped it again, then torqued and it finally popped off.

Everything was perfect however, no sheared bolts, so I'm still searching for the cause of the whining engine noise:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=181465

Nic
 
not always easy but it is a 1-2 or 1-3-2 operation

not always easy but it is a 1-2 or 1-3-2 operation

1-anti sieze on the thread is a must!

2-Shock (tensioned up special puller and Large Hammer)

3-Gentle Heat

that is the secret to a stuck rotor. (or for any friction bevel fit thing-a-ma-giggy)

good job staying calm and not destroying any thing
 
I've learned patience and persistence will usually prevail....if given enough time ;)
 
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