Help! Timing sprocket

[drddan]

Help!!!!

My timing sproket doesnt want to come off.
Is there a good puller for this?

I never had one stick this hard. I have another, which is good, because I broke this one trying to remove it.


By drddan at 2012-05-25

[georgeb]

You need a steering wheel puller and 2 long 6mm bolts.

[blkfordsedan]

Always the little unforseen issues that turn an easy task into a major event.

[drddan]

You need a steering wheel puller and 2 long 6mm bolts.

Thanks!
Thats about the only puller I havent tried. I have a 2/3 arm 2 ton puller. ALMOST works, but not quite. I'll try to locate a steering wheel puller.

Always the little unforseen issues that turn an easy task into a major event.

That is no joke there. I am plagued with these kind of issues!

[Festy46]

A steering wheel puller is what you need. I just used mine to pull the vibration dampener off the 3.8l I'm working on so I can install a new seal. Mine is a little fancier than most of the standard cross bar and screw types. The one I have has a heavy plate with the pulling screw, but then it has slots for 2 bolt and 3 bolt pattern pulling. Make sure you put your crankshaft bolt in (but not all the way tight) so you have something to push against. You don't want the pusher bolt going inside your crankshaft bolt hole and messing up the threads.

[drddan]

Props to georgeb for the steering wheel puller idea!

...and .... Duh-uh.... on me for not seeing, or thinking of that puller, while I was at the parts store!




Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I put a 3/8 x 1 1/4 steel dowel pin in the the crank bolt hole, to keep the center puller screw away from the threads, so as to not mar them up. Removed dowel pin with a magnet after pulling the sprocket.

[sc72]

puller

Hey don't beat yourself up, sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees. Glad to hear things are moving again.

[DriverOne]

Drddan, I'm glad you found the answer! This is going in my "Articles of ff.com importance" favorites section.

[georgeb]

The steering wheel pullers I've seen allow for 2 or 3 bolt pattern.

[drddan]

All better now.
Other sprocket in place.


By drddan at 2012-05-26

[zoe60]

You'll be driving it in a couple of days!

[georgeb]

That area is clean! Looks like something from a manual.

[drddan]

Thanks!


I'm kinda OCD when it comes to that.