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52 B Flywheel Removal - Proper Tools?

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JasonB40

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I have to remove the flywheel on my 1952 B. I don't have a wrench or socket large enough to remove the 3 inch nut on the end of the shaft. What would be the best tool for this job? Would a 3 inch socket be best?

Thanks,
Jason
 
Light taps with a hammer and chisel.

I guess it is made of tin? There's probably a spot or two where it has been "set" into the crankshaft splines, and you can carefully tap the "sets" out so it will be unlocked from the crank.
 
I use a large pair of channel locks. A pipe wrench would do too. I don't like the idea of a chisel or punch as that really can bugger them up. A socket would be ideal I guess ?
Also DO NOT drive chisels into the slots of the flywheel to help wedge it apart to slide off the crank. The ears are real easy to bust off. I personally didn't break it but my helper did.
 
The nut is staked into one or two splines to keep it from working off. Insert a small screwdriver in the slot and tap it to lift most of the metal out of the spline. You won't get it all but the nut is soft and will shear some. Stake it again after you get the crank end play set to .005-.010 in.
 
depending on the condition of the rest of the tractor I guess, I might take a few minutes to weld up a spanner wrench out of some flat stock with a 3" opening before I started taking the hammer and chisel to it.
 
Yeah, "hammer and chisel" has a destructive ring, doesn't it.

Lots of things can be done with a hammer and chisel if you are smart about it. Light taps would be a clue. I've never seen a tin flywheel nut that didn't show evidence of "light taps with a hammer and chisel", but of course, I haven't seen them all.
 
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