Flywheel puller

[cmycroft]

I'll be fitting a new engine in my Jaguar 27. To make the job of lifting out the Volvo MD1B, I thinking of removing the flywheel must must account for a third of the engine weight but need a puller to take it of. Any ideas where I can hire one?


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[Johnjo]

Did the same with my old MD2B when I took it out !

What I did was to slacken the bolts holding the flywheel on, but did not remove them.
So that they stop the flywheel dropping off when you carry out the next step.

Then hold a block of wood on the back of the flywheel, give it a crack with a big hammer, bigger the better !....

Watch out for your fingers and toes,



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[JimMcMillan]

Dont know this engine.Is the the flywheel on a tapered keyed shaft?If so the method of removal is as follows.Unloosen the nut,screw it out untill the mainshaft is not quite flush with the nut and hit it hard with a big hammer.you must hit the shaft directly and in line with the shaft.You will hear it loosen.

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[Johnjo]

Yes you are correct, one large nut, not bolts as I stated earlier !..

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[Heckler]

have yet to see

a flywheel held on so that you need a puller, usually undo retaining bolts and carefully knock off its closely fitting shoulder
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[garvellachs]

I removed a Volvo MD11D from our Maxi by removing the flywheel first. The workshop manual says use a puller so I did - bought a straight bolt-on affair from the local motor factor and bolted it to the flywheel using 2 studs into the holes provided. Then screwed the big central bolt into the recess in the crankshaft and the flywheel came loose with a frightening bang - needed a lot of torque to do it, so gloves and glasses needed for safety. I think the puller was about £10, made by Franklins.

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[VicS]

Tool hire shops usually have pullers for hire. Check yelllow pages for somewhere near the boat then you should be able to get one for a half day.

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[tcm]

slide hammer

A flywheel puller is quite a horrible way of dismounting a flywheel. far better is a slide hammer. You screw it to the flywheel, and then a couple of flings and the flywheel comes off without touching the circumference AND without hitting one side of the flywheel which risk damage. You might see or find two (or three) threaded holes in the flywheel for exactly this purpose.

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[dickh]

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