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Removing Old style Farmall Regular Flywheel

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TheFarmallMan82

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Hey all! Thanks so much for helping me out with my Stuck clutch on my 1928 Regular, you were all a big help and I did get it off. Now I am having a problem trying to get the flywheel off. Its the old style flywheel where it has the 3 prongs where the clutch went and has 3 holes near the center. I have a replacement I need to put in as well as a newer style clutch and I really need to clean behind it because it is so stuck that it will not move at all. I pulled about 10lbs of mouse crap from the housing and I've tried to use a 3 prong puller but had no luck. I don't have a welder so I cannot make a puller myself, Otherwise I would. I would like to have a puller where I can use my 12 ton hydro jack but unfortunately as far as I can tell, no one around makes them or sells them. Any input will as always be appreciated!! Thanks guys! Also please note that on 2 of the pictures I posted there is the flywheel nut on the end of the crank, I have gotten this off and still no luck with the 3 prong puller.

Benjamin Olsufka
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I have tried some heat on the flywheel. Map gas since I dont have oxyacetylene. And The hole sizes on the flywheel are indeed 5/8 I
already have the rods and I am going to try to make some type of puller out of super thick wood reinforced with 3/4" thick steel
and use my 12 ton hydro jack. Thanks for the replies and ideas guys! Keep them them rolling in.
 
Ben,

Glad to see you at least got the nut off. Pulling the flywheel on the Regular and F-Series can be a real pain, as you have discovered. Many have used thick angle iron and threaded rod like has been mentioned. A puller with a bottle jack has been improvised as well. Making the jig is a little more complicating doing it that way. A thought - could you attached three sections of chain to each of the pieces of threaded rod, and the other end bolted to a piece of plate centered over the bottle jack ram? This may work as well.
 
I think it would be best if no wood was used in the fabrication of a puller for this, unless it is protecting the floor in case it falls. Just my humble opinion.
 
Vibration can be a pretty effective rust buster. If it were mine, I would commence briskly tapping all around that raised portion just outside where the nut was. I think I can see a knarf there at about the 1 o'clock position. That's the area I'm referring to. Keep tapping and turning the flywheel so you get around the whole thing several times. Several hundred strokes wouldn't be too much.
Also, while tapping, a little pressure/tension under the flywheel might help. There is a tool we called a "lady slipper" that looked like a miniature wrecking or gooseneck bar. Or tap some wedges under it thru those holes or around the rim?
 
Don't know what your up against but a little panther pizz and vibration rattles a lot of stuff loose. I must have close to two dozen bits for this air chisel and it's done a lot of hammering in it life.
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Thanks for all the great ideas everyone! Yes Ken I finally got the nut off! It was a pain, I heated it up and I got nothing. I used an impact which also did nothing. I shot PB blaster at that thing every day for a month straight and nothing. I had to cut it off to get it to pop loose. I already have a replacement for it along with a lot of other parts I got this past weekend. All the ideas that you guys have said are really good ideas! Unfortunately I do not have a vibrating gun to shake the rust out and Ive tapped around the flywheel multiple times. I put the 3 prong puller that I had back on and still nothing. I'm going to start making some jigs and pullers you guys have requested and hopefully will be able to pull the flywheel off. Thanks for all the input guys, Its been a great help! If you have anymore ideas post em!!
 
82 The angle iron puller is not an idea! it is a proven way of removing the flywheel. I have done many, it is simple and easy to fab it up.
oldiron29
 
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