Pacific Lots
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- Nov 18, 2008
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Hey all,
I posted a while back with my overheated Evinrude 175 year 1985, short story, replaced impeller, t-stats, head gaskets, etc and she runs again. However the rectifier/regulator was also damaged in the overheat and now won't charge and eats up 12 volts as soon as battery swith is turned on. So I posted and found a new rectifier but it is located under the flywheel which has not been off that motor since I was in college. I am not a novice so here is the story so far.
Removed top nut and soaked shaft in PC Blaster overnight. Installed pro grade puller with grade 8 bolts and hardened steel washers on top side of bolts. Tightend with wrench and tapped on flywheel. No budge. Put electric impact wrench on puller and tightened, more pc Blaster, left under pressure over night, next morning tapped puller, no luck. Took pneumatic air impact wrench to puller, tightened, lifted flywheel with harmonic fork, tapped shaft, no luck, banged shaft. Heated (I was careful) flywheel with propane torch to too hot to touch, tightened puller further with air impact, banged shaft, no luck. Tap Tap Bang Bang Bang Bang Whack Whack Whack
with progressively bigger hammer, now up to 2 pound sledge. Four days now, trailered boat to marine mechanic and put acetelyne torch on flywheel, whack whack, no luck. Today we plan on OVERHEATING FLYWHEEL but before I completely ruin the whole thing, does anyone have an idea on how to get this thing off. I am considering cutting with a cut off saw until I have enough to split the flywheen with a cold chisel. So far I have also sheared one grade 8 washer, now have washers and SAE washers above. Any ideas or suggestions?
I posted a while back with my overheated Evinrude 175 year 1985, short story, replaced impeller, t-stats, head gaskets, etc and she runs again. However the rectifier/regulator was also damaged in the overheat and now won't charge and eats up 12 volts as soon as battery swith is turned on. So I posted and found a new rectifier but it is located under the flywheel which has not been off that motor since I was in college. I am not a novice so here is the story so far.
Removed top nut and soaked shaft in PC Blaster overnight. Installed pro grade puller with grade 8 bolts and hardened steel washers on top side of bolts. Tightend with wrench and tapped on flywheel. No budge. Put electric impact wrench on puller and tightened, more pc Blaster, left under pressure over night, next morning tapped puller, no luck. Took pneumatic air impact wrench to puller, tightened, lifted flywheel with harmonic fork, tapped shaft, no luck, banged shaft. Heated (I was careful) flywheel with propane torch to too hot to touch, tightened puller further with air impact, banged shaft, no luck. Tap Tap Bang Bang Bang Bang Whack Whack Whack
with progressively bigger hammer, now up to 2 pound sledge. Four days now, trailered boat to marine mechanic and put acetelyne torch on flywheel, whack whack, no luck. Today we plan on OVERHEATING FLYWHEEL but before I completely ruin the whole thing, does anyone have an idea on how to get this thing off. I am considering cutting with a cut off saw until I have enough to split the flywheen with a cold chisel. So far I have also sheared one grade 8 washer, now have washers and SAE washers above. Any ideas or suggestions?