flywheel mods
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are there people here who have modded there flywheel against fretting or getting stuck on there crank?

like making a bush in it ( like turboharry) or mabey something else?

or do you guys think that its not necessary , and keep using the blowtorch and flywheelpuller....

oh.... where can i get a hydraulic puller?

thanks

you need to lap the flywheel on the crank using valve lapping paste till you have a nice dark grey colour on the crank and flywheel then theres no fretting in the future.

i looked for a puller for ages, but most come with 'hook' legs which i wasnt too keen on

the one i found that had a nice boss for pulling hubs/flywheels etc was pretty pricey, but in the handful of times ive used it its already earned its keep

this sort...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sykes-Pickavant-Hydr...=item2c51b5fae5

i found the exact same thing but branded 'mac' on us ebay for £160ish delivered, but that was when the exchange rate was a little better

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

I managed to pick up an original churchill one off ebay for under 30quid,

If you can lay your hands on a nice big thick bit of steel and a lathe to do a thread this would be a good option,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spare-10-Ton-Hydraul...=item3352be3a76

when this thread popped up originally I was racking my brains to think where I had seen heavy duty pullers recently, just found them again.... Kad do them

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAD-Mini-Flywheel-Pu...=item45f7627aae

https://secure.surfinteractive.co.uk/cgi-bi...22&cat=&catstr=

Edited by Joe C on 12th Dec, 2010.