Flywheel wont budge
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Hi all.
Im new to this site as just found out about it and wondered if you could help?
I have bought a metro turbo engine and am stripping it ready for a re-build to go into my mini but am stuck as i cant get the Fly wheel off i have been trying for a month but jus cant get it to come off.
Could anyone give me some advise on how to get it off please?
Hope someone can help cheers Matt.

WooHoo Passed it's MOT!!!! One of the cars in The Portsmouth Mini Turbo Massive!!

Tighten up the puller, and whack the 3 corners of the puller in turn with a big hammer, tighten up more and repeat.
Never failed for me yet :)

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

Try just leaving it under load overnight, sometimes it just needs a bit continuous load.

Also make sure you've taken the flywheel key out lol, as I forgot to do once and I snapped one of the cheap bolts that came with the puller!! Won't do it again though!

I use an air impact wrench, hammers and tightens all in one then!! Seems to do the trick since the whole engine is getting rebuilt anyway. Cant see it doing any more harm than hitting it with a hammer.

I had to get one cherry red to get it off! Replaced everything afterwards mind, especially the crankshaft seal!!!

Thanks will give that ago, hopefully it will come off its starting to get a bit annoying!

WooHoo Passed it's MOT!!!! One of the cars in The Portsmouth Mini Turbo Massive!!

Try hitting the flywheel from behind through the starter motor hole, turn the flywheel a little then hit it again.
Try this and keep tightening your flywheel puller after every few blows.

Phil.

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Once you've done one stubborn one it can only get better!! I was all ready to grind mine off before i tried some heat on it, i mean cherry red!

Ive found that tightnening up the puller real tight, heating the outer collar up, then giving it a good spray of WD40 usually does the trick.

if not, the whacking from inside the starte hole is favorite. leave pressure on all the time, and re tighten as often as poss.

HTH

Sooperdooperturbocooperexpertengineering!

Also make sure that the flywheel puller is on exactly square to the flywheel. If you don't pull it perfectly in line they don't like to budge.

Dave.

yes the puller need to be perfectly square to the flywheel , this make a huge difference; I generally check this five time before to start pulling on the flywheel

Jus tried all ya advice left it last nite with some penetrating oil on it then heated it up, then beat it hard a few times still wont budge seems to be really solid. Is there anything else that needs to coe off before i try and pull it off?

Matt

WooHoo Passed it's MOT!!!! One of the cars in The Portsmouth Mini Turbo Massive!!

sounds like the C clip has dropped ??
make sure the flywheel centre slots are at 3 to 9 o`clock

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

What part is the c clip? can it be seen from the flywheel end?

cheers matt

WooHoo Passed it's MOT!!!! One of the cars in The Portsmouth Mini Turbo Massive!!

Do what i did, pay a garage 10 quid to take it off its the easy way out

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Yer rang a clutch garage today wouldnt touch it wit a barge poll lol They passed me on to minis only in southampton so im gonna take the engine down there hopefully itl be off soon.
Cheers for all ya help

WooHoo Passed it's MOT!!!! One of the cars in The Portsmouth Mini Turbo Massive!!