Flywheel puller?

I use a large screwdriver or small pry bar and gently pry from side to side to walk it off the flange. Best to have two people or have something thick and soft for it to land on. It's quite a heavy surprize when it leaves the flange.
 
I used a piece of hardwood and a large hammer. Put the wood against the ring gear and tap it off the two locating pins in the crankshaft flange. To put it back on I screwed two long cylinder head studs into two of the four bolt holes to help lift it back the crankshaft flange. Two pairs of hands for this job.
 
I use a prybar in thru the opening for the starter. you need 2 people to be safe. Don't ask how i know!!! That ring gear hurts when it and the flywheel fall on your toes.
 
Find a pair of longer bolts and thread them into two of the four holes. "Walk" the flywheel out until it is clear of the dowel pins and flange and its weight is on the two bolts. With several sets of hands, lift the flywheel and remove the two bolts making sure that your fingers are clear of the bottom of the flywheel. The flywheel is much heavier than you think, be very careful. Gar Williams
 
With the engine on the ground and the starter removed grasp the clutch flange with one hand and use the handle end of a heavy hammer and give it afew good wacks through the starter hole. Rod
 
You can walk the flywheel off the crank by putting a bolt in the lower inner starter bolt hole. one or two turns at each quarter turn of the flywheel will walk it off. 2 of the studs for the exhaust manifold can be used to run the heavy fly wheel out on to. Just take your time and the flywheel will come free of the dowelson the crank shaft. This is probably quieter than a hammer.
 
Mark it with engine at TDC no.1 cyl. so when you replace the flywheel it goes back on the crank where it came off. This is not to upset any balance.

John in low pressure unsettled weather England.
 
Brentwood Bob said:
You can walk the flywheel off the crank by putting a bolt in the lower inner starter bolt hole. one or two turns at each quarter turn of the flywheel will walk it off. 2 of the studs for the exhaust manifold can be used to run the heavy fly wheel out on to. Just take your time and the flywheel will come free of the dowelson the crank shaft. This is probably quieter than a hammer.
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This worked very well. The starter hole bolt I had wasn't long enough so I used an old piece of 1/4" flat stock between it and the flywheel. It came off in two turns. I then had my bride remove the studs while I held the flywheel and removed it. She got a little grease under her nails but I explained that when I do the dishes it takes that right out. I'm taking the steering wheel out next so I have more room to sleep in it... ;)
 
Oh and John, I did mark the flywheel. Although it can't vibrate any worse than what it was before I broke it down (something I plan to fix as well).
 
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