Help with clutch
- Thread starter Bryson
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can problaby do that right down the keyway slot were the key is sitting and the rest behind the key may just come free......if you look real close you can see the key on the end of the crank, its just all been blended together in the angle grind........they were probably trying to get past a mushroomed end from bashing on it or something. Unless they cut that shaft short (for some reason it looks short) definitly be worth trying to save.!
Move your bolt up location to the next hole on your puller arms and try. That will decrease your arm finger engagement to a less aggresive angle. You might have to put a small socket or block between the puller bolt and the end of the crankshaft if you run out of pull while tightening to make up the added length difference and give you some range. Theres a zillion ways to do that but im trying to keep it as basic for you as possible. I do agree with Markus, the shaft looks altered a bit.
I've used a dremel or angle grinder to get old pullies off PTO shafts. you just have to go slow. i usually don't go down the keyway as one slip can wreck the keyway. but just go slow. as you get close to the PTO you can use a big screwdriver and spread the pully/gear in the slot you cut, often enough where it just slips off. it takes a light touch, and you can ruin the pto, but go slow and it should come off.
Even if that crank is no good, it needs to come out of there for the engine to be used. That ugly thing needs to come off.
If you decide to cut it off, I find it is easier to cut at an angle to the crank. That way, I don't hack up the engine. Work around the crank, looking occasionally to be sure you don't cut into the crank. If you do, it will be OK as long as you don't get too deep. Then take a chisel and hammer. Whack the chisel into your cut. You may need to make a matching cut 180 degrees from the original one. That way, the sleeve will split in two and come right off.
A saw will not cut it. You will need an abrasive wheel.
If you decide to cut it off, I find it is easier to cut at an angle to the crank. That way, I don't hack up the engine. Work around the crank, looking occasionally to be sure you don't cut into the crank. If you do, it will be OK as long as you don't get too deep. Then take a chisel and hammer. Whack the chisel into your cut. You may need to make a matching cut 180 degrees from the original one. That way, the sleeve will split in two and come right off.
A saw will not cut it. You will need an abrasive wheel.
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