sea king 1.5 flywheel removal question

[miya]

Okay I got the flywheel nut off but I can not find a way to remove the flywheel. There is no place for a puller to grab.
Any ideas?

[PugetSoundBoater]

Put the flywheel nut back on the crankshaft with the top of the nut slightly above the top of the crankshaft,lift up on the flywheel and give the top of the crankshaft nut a good whack with a hammer, a brass faced hammer if you have one.The reason to have the nut flush with the top of the crankshaft is to protect the threads .EDIT

"Some people want to know how a watch works, others just want to know what time it is"
Robbie Robertson

[Mumbles]

Or, two nuts jammed onto a short bolt with the same thread pitch as on the crankshaft. Snug it down and give it a good hit with a hammer while lifting up on the flywheel. Works every time!

Here’s a photo of one FR had posted earlier.

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[fifty20ne]

Here is a YouTube Link that Doug Penn did showing how to remove flywheel.
Use the right hammer like a large ball peen type like Doug uses.

Good Luck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmrcjuD9d8

[Tubs]

Using the flywheel nut only distorts the threads
on the nut and the crankshaft.
This is the proper way to remove the flywheel
without damaging anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgE9XiIBnk

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[frankr]

Don’t know if this applies or not, but take a look at the flywheel nut and starter drum. Is there a flange on the bottom of the nut (below the drum)? If you are that lucky, it has a built-in puller. Simply unscrew the nut with the drum installed. Flange on nut bears against bottom of drum and pushes it and flywheel up and off.

[miya]

Just a thought but as anyone tried to start one with a electric drill with a socket ? Could be a lot easier to start a hard to start motor.

[PM T2]

I know some people do it, and yeah it makes it "easier" on a person, but to me its a lazy way to try and start a motor that obviously needs work.

If you need an electric drill or impact tool (I’ve seen them used, makes me cringe just thinking aboot it) to start a motor, you haven’t fixed whatever was wrong with it.

The OEM’s didn’t furnish electric or cordless drills with the motors in order to start them. The ones that did have electric start apply the force on the outer rim of the flywheel, not the flywheel nut.

If the flywheel nut shouldn’t be used to remove the flywheel, I don’t think it oughta be used to start the motor either. But that’s just me and my tiny little rowboat motor-tinted mind………

Best,
PM T2

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[PugetSoundBoater]

Attempting to start the motor with an electric drill or impact driver will increase the torque on the flywheel nut substantially. Have fun getting that flywheel off someday.
I never use power tools on any motors period.You don’t get the"feel "for the fastener being tightened or loosened.You may end up with stripped threads, broken bolts or warped parts. We are working on aluminum here.

"Some people want to know how a watch works, others just want to know what time it is"
Robbie Robertson

[frankr]

This discussion reminds me of the guy that brought a lawn mower into the shop for repair because he couldn’t start it. Actually, there was nothing wrong with it, as it would start right up for us. So he takes it back home and couldn’t start it and returns to the shop again. Yep, starts right up. After another try, he is back. Started right up. So, he’s standing there watching it run and says don’t turn it off, just put it back in his car still running. Yeah, right.

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