> Does anyone have a trick for removing a flywheel.
> The nut is off abd I
> tried using the holes close to where the shaft comes
> through by tapping
> them for2-  3/8 -28 bolts and part of a puller the
> screw.  After 3
> attempts I pulled the 3/8-28 screw right out of the
> flywheel.  I thought
> about making a puller out of the old clutch but i
> have to find some
> steel that won't buckle.  I have numerous pieces of
> channel and U chanel
> that are twisted up beyond recognition. Thanks for
> any help
>
> Joe Berki
> Limo EZ
>
> You are not the only one with the twisted channel :)
> Brute force. Once you have the nut off smack the
> flywheel with
> a ten pound sledge hammer as shown in this pic. It
> will pop
> right off. You won't hurt the e-shaft.
> -- > Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>
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  I just went thru this a couple weeks ago. I heated
the fw around the shaft with a propane torch. Then put
some preloading force on the outer rim with a lever
using the side housing as a fulcrum. A couple hits
with a mallet did the job. BTW those 2 holes in the fw
are already threaded for a metric bolt on mine. I had
a much worse problem getting the front e shaft bolt
out. Even broke a cheap socket.
Robert

Break the front bolt loose first with a tool
from Mazda that locks the flywheel. Then remove the flywheel
nut and flywheel. No need for heat. Just smack it with a large
enough hammer. A carpenters claw hammer is not heavy enough.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Thanks guys,  I proceeded to hit it several times with a sledge.
It started "ringing"  then broke loose.

Joe Berki
LimoEZ

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