lock tite??
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05 old dog
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ok...i red locktited mine on and lost the tranny seal about 1500 miles later...spent all day today trying to break that clutch basket off the tranny shaft. how are you guys breaking them loose.....
05 old dog
Well-Known Member
yes sir...thats what i had to do...got it off but i dont think ill use but a few drops next time...i had to heat the shaft and basket way more than i wanted to to get the heat down the shaft....actually worried that i might have weakened the tranny shaft.
RCAdd1ct
JAFO
I used a gear puller.
I put the nut on the end of the shaft with room for the puller to work.
Screwed the puller to the inner basket
I braced the center puller screw on the hub nut with a big fender washer to protect the seal on the nut.
Start cranking.
I had to pull mine over 3/8" to get the red to let go.
05 old dog
Well-Known Member
great idea.......
RCAdd1ct
JAFO
First idea was dead blow hammers, prying and cussing.
Second puller idea was more productive.
I am not sure why BDL says to red loctite the splines, but it sure make it a pain to get it back off.
Also, the reason I had to remove mine was that the three screws that hold down the washer wore down.
I was told later that the basket needed shims from the back side to the bearing to keep this from happening. that was a pain to get the right number, but it has kept the basket hardware from eating itself on the hardened washer.
Second puller idea was more productive.
I am not sure why BDL says to red loctite the splines, but it sure make it a pain to get it back off.
Also, the reason I had to remove mine was that the three screws that hold down the washer wore down.
I was told later that the basket needed shims from the back side to the bearing to keep this from happening. that was a pain to get the right number, but it has kept the basket hardware from eating itself on the hardened washer.
big A
Member
I rented a harmonic balancer removal tool from auto zone. Worked perfect for the clutch basket. Had to buy 3 longer bolts to use it on the crank pulley. Didn't use any heat. Just went really slow and it came off easy. I did happen to break my front pulley tho. Auto zone does have a different kind of puller that they rent out. It has 3 hooks or claws that grab onto the rim of what ur trying to pull off. DO NOT use this type of puller. It broke off a chunck of the lip from the front the crank pulley. That cost me 110 bucks. Just to be for sure on the front pulley do I use red loctite on the shaft or just the nut? Also I don't have a torque wrench so can I just tighten the hell out of the nuts with an impact? Has anyone heard of putting rtv silicone on the dogs to help quiet the clutch plates from rattling?