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I've been in the process of finding the correct flywheel puller for about a month now and recently ordered what i thought was the correct one, again. To my dismay, however, the puller pulled its own threads off before loosening the flywheel in any way. At this point, i'm looking for other options.

Does anyone have any suggestions for removing the flywheel of a
'62 VBA without using the puller tool? I'm not trying to save the flywheel, just trying to remove it. Any suggestions are welcome!
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Moved to the NSM section where it will attract more attention
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Ask this question in the Not So Modern forum and I am sure you will get a quick answer or a moderator will move it, like they did while I was typing
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put the nut,washer, and circlip back on.....then back the nut off. The force of the nut/washer pushing on the circlip will/should remove the flywheel.
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guillas wrote:
put the nut,washer, and circlip back on.....then back the nut off. The force of the nut/washer pushing on the circlip will/should remove the flywheel.
This is correct! The blue haynes manual covers it.

Another tip is to back the nut off till it puts pressure on the circlip and then smack the end of the nut with a brass hammer. This does apply pressure across the bearings (not good) but can pop the flywheel free. Also make sure the circlip groove is clean and put the sharp edge of the circlip facing out.
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oopsclunkthud wrote:
guillas wrote:
put the nut,washer, and circlip back on.....then back the nut off. The force of the nut/washer pushing on the circlip will/should remove the flywheel.
This is correct! The blue haynes manual covers it.

Another tip is to back the nut off till it puts pressure on the circlip and then smack the end of the nut with a brass hammer. This does apply pressure across the bearings (not good) but can pop the flywheel free. Also make sure the circlip groove is clean and put the sharp edge of the circlip facing out.
Another help is to take a pair of pliers and press out the circlip while you rotate the nut, this helps the clip from slipping out of the groove

/HB
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Self extracting...unless it's had a Bajaj flywheel put on there, which is getting more and more common these days. Then it has an entirely different size puller.
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Jam a rubberend screwdriver between the flywheel and kickstart and then loosen the nut . I have done this more times than I can count . When you put it back on just do the same in reverse and hold on to the flywheel to keep it balanced . Thats if I understood the question .
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