Posted May 22, 201410 yr ok, soooo i'm trying to change my cam chain...but the fly wheel wont come off! been trying for a good two hours! its a xt125, an it wont budge at all! even with the pulley it will not move... i removed the centre bolt, hooked up the pulley...tightened it an gave it a tap (a big tap!) nope nothing any one got any tips i could try ? or am i missing something other then the centre bolt i removed that i need to undo?
May 22, 201410 yr Moderator thats about it tomy, remove the fixing bolt, screw in the puller and tighten the bolt in the puller...bang on the end of said bolt if absolutely necessary!
May 22, 201410 yr Author then i think i'm buggered lol i can't tighten the pulley any tighter an i gave it a few good hits....if i get any more aggressive with it i thing i'll break something. they is a gib-key? keyway thing? (not sure what its called)....but i can't see anything in it
May 22, 201410 yr its probably a woodruff key, part circular. Use some release oil, (or diesel), on the mating surfaces, let it soak in, refit the PULLER, tighten the bolt, tap the end of the bolt head with a hammer, see if that allows the bolt to tighten a touch more Youve gotta be patient
May 22, 201410 yr Author woodruff key! thats the word i was looking for...gave up for tonight, i'll try again tomorrow an soak it in wd over night thanks guys!
May 22, 201410 yr woodruff key! thats the word i was looking for...gave up for tonight, i'll try again tomorrow an soak it in wd over night thanks guys! WD aint really what Id use, get some PLUSGAS if you can Can you post a photo of your Puller setup, so we can check youre set up right?
May 23, 201410 yr Author yes its a 3 pin puller, bolts in to the fly wheel...my friend came around for a quick look who used to be mechanic... he hit really really hard! way harder then i was hitting it...an it still didn't pop off how hard can you hit it? kinda scared me the way he was hitting it lol
May 23, 201410 yr Moderator you mean a 3 legged puller? if so thats the wrong tool and you will risk damaging the flywheel using it!
May 23, 201410 yr Author i got it off! i the thing nearly took my head off when it pooped off, on first inspection every thing looks good an not broken yes 3 legged puller, i bought one an made one, strangely, its the one i made i got it off with... ​the only other puller i saw was one that screwed into the centre of the flywheel, but theres no thread in the centre of mine to screw one in, thats the only other kind i saw
May 23, 201410 yr Moderator it must have had one as that's standard on jap bikes. maybe the threads have been stripped
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