Me Again-How to separate the Shaft from the Flywheel cover?

[andyc]

You lot are going to get peeeed off with me using Motor Boat forum as a Haynes Manual,

Volvo Penta V8 onto a Duo prop drive......

Cant see for the life of me how to remove the shaft out of that bellhousong/Flywheel cover I managed to split from the Engine last week.

Cant see any type of circlip or anything retaining like.

Any one have the knowledge?

 

[Peanuts]

Hi (Once again)

Looking into the end of the driveshaft that the outdrive would slide onto you will see a seal, you need to remove it, under that you will see the circlip that needs to be removed. Then you will (should) be able to extract the drive shaft.
I await your next question - only joking.

 

[andyc]

Hi again, cheers for that.I knew there had to be something.

When i took the bellhousing off I had to try to free off the Engine[was seized]so I could get to the bolts holding the flexplate to the flywheel, through the starter hole.
I freed it and it became quite loose and could feel the compresion there.I was scrapping the engine and going the gm based route.
I got it in my head that perhaps the engine wasnt damaged inside So ...... I hooked up a battery and a few bodged wires later and a hose pipe It started and ran a beaut.So just saved myself £5k or so.I have already brought a freeze cracked 1 year old 5.7 GXI efi bobtail engine complete with all ancillaries so that will fund the major service for this 5.8 efi Ford based engine.Result.


Cheers for the pointers. I know my American V8s as I have had a few both Big Block Dodge and SB Chevy ,but it is the little marinised bits of it I have never done before.