getting the crank sprocket off!

[tdafforn]

Anyone have any tips for getting the crank sprocket off?
I've been trying with a three legged puller, but it won't budge!
Tim

[garyeanderson]

Heat (propane or oxi/acetylene) is a wonderful tool to use with the three leg puller.

[rgh0]

Tim

Tim

Be careful how hard you pull as the cast iron original pulley will crack chunks out of the rim very easily. I have a couple of examples in my broken parts bin to prove it.

Try using a bearing splitter behind the wheel rather than a 3 leg puller if you have access to one that will fit. Heat gently around the hub near the shaft as you pull and it should come off OK .... maybe

I buy steel replacement pulleys these days with a couple of tapped holes in the wheel, jack screws in the holes pull the wheel off easily without risking damge to the rim.

regards
Rohan

[john.p.clegg]

Rohan

I think the word was sprocket not pulley,but at the risk of being labelled a luddite a blow with a well aimed hammer and chisel usually does the job

John

[tdafforn]

Hi John,
Yep, sprocket it is!
Hammer and drift was my next choice!
Tim

[rgh0]

Tim

It teaches me to read more carefully For the sprocket just brute force is good as you found out

cheers
Rohan

[robertverhey]

But wile we're talking pulleys, the pulley that came with my TC had some big chunks out of the rear flange, courtesy of a previous owner who didn't follow Rohan's advice. Luckily I had a replacement. My question: can these be repaired by building up with weld and grinding back to shape? Or is it too risky, ie bits of metal flying up through the bonnet etc....

Robert

[robertverhey]

Sorry, WHILE not wile