Help my primary clutch won't pop off

[jgd]

ah, I see. he must have had a pin or bolt he put in the hole first before the clutch bolt. the water trick works so easy there is no stress on the bolt or threads. you can be holding the clutch with one hand, and turning the bolt with the other hand when it pops off. I'll never use the puller again for removal.

Yes, I have hydraulic'd them off but with a puller. Your suggestion makes good sense to me. If you're popping them off without hardly holding the clutch, then there can't be any strain on the bolt/threads. That bolt gets torqued much harder than that when putting the clutch back on and does fine...jmho

 

[teeroy]

Yes, I have hydraulic'd them off but with a puller. Your suggestion makes good sense to me. If you're popping them off without hardly holding the clutch, then there can't be any strain on the bolt/threads. That bolt gets torqued much harder than that when putting the clutch back on and does fine...jmho

I can't stress enough how well it works. my clutch was stuck bad on my XP from last year, had it off at least 10 times trying to dial it in, and once it was working good I never tried to take it off until the beginning of this season to check for wear. tried every suggestion that fellow 'Doo guys had that didn't involve an air wrench or BFH until someone suggested the water thing. saw more than a few that have broken the puller off inside the end of the crank, and lots that have bent the pullers. it was so easy it actually made me jump, it makes a very loud "POP" when it comes off.

 

[decarls]

I can't stress enough how well it works. my clutch was stuck bad on my XP from last year, had it off at least 10 times trying to dial it in, and once it was working good I never tried to take it off until the beginning of this season to check for wear. tried every suggestion that fellow 'Doo guys had that didn't involve an air wrench or BFH until someone suggested the water thing. saw more than a few that have broken the puller off inside the end of the crank, and lots that have bent the pullers. it was so easy it actually made me jump, it makes a very loud "POP" when it comes off.

the first time I did it my eye balls were the size of double d's for a couple reasons.
1) it's so much easier than a puller, one hand under the clutch and one on a end wrench and it's off
2) the POP is something I wasn't expecting. No more beating on the end of the crank for me.

 

[Hardass]

If water is unavailable beer works great as well.

 

[decarls]

might be better off just drinking the beer and using the "recycled" beer. Just a thought!

 

[DaveB]

If you get the bolt in fast while the beer is still foaming, it pops itself off!

 

[PJ-Hunter]

I just grease up the taper before I put my clutch back on. It is sooooo easy to get off now.

NOT A VERY GOOD IDEA!!! Grease kinda negates the whole purpose of a tight fit. IMO, that is a really good way to ruin a crank!

 

[NoSecondChances]

NOT A VERY GOOD IDEA!!! Grease kinda negates the whole purpose of a tight fit. IMO, that is a really good way to ruin a crank!

You guys....I think he was kidding. At least I hope he was.

 

[thinksnow]

He probably wasn't kidding. I always put on never-seez on the shaft.LOL Been doing it for 25+ years and never had a problem. I'm not talking about putting it on like peanut butter, but a very light coat. It's not going to hurt anything if it is torqued on correctly.

 

[Crasher]

Just one more thing I didn't see mentioned.

Blow the water out with compressed air afterward. I somtimes end up working on sleds in below freezing temps and the ice in the crankshaft hole can cause troubles. I use hot water and then blow it out dry to make sure I don't get freezing water in the threads and stuff.

The first time I did this trick, we used oil. To messy. Water Better.

 

[JamesS]

So I used the water trick, worked well, except for the fact that I have injector oil all over my garage floor now (made a huge mess), however I can't seperate the sliding halve and fixed halve of the clutch now, I'm tried a bit of heat and a ballpeen hammer to no avail...

 

[teeroy]

So I used the water trick, worked well, except for the fact that I have injector oil all over my garage floor now (made a huge mess), however I can't seperate the sliding halve and fixed halve of the clutch now, I'm tried a bit of heat and a ballpeen hammer to no avail...

thread your puller into the clutch 4 or 5 turns, hold the sliding half (the piece with the rubber governor cup) in your hands with the puller toward the floor, bang the puller end down onto the concrete floor and the sliding half will pop free.

 

[05900]

The old grease gun in the crank bolt hole works as well just alot more mess. Will try water next time as Polaris also reccomends the hammer trick.

 

[spring snow hero]

if I break a crank from a hammer tap I will be amazed. many guys can't budge a crank on a 20ton press........I should just tell them to split their cranks with a 1/2 pounder the shock of the clutch finally poping off is 10x more shock then a hammer tap.

FWIW, we did the water trick here last night on a yammy motor running a poo clutch. the poo puller was too long. it takes about 5 wraps of teflon, but it did pop it off....was it easier......how hard is it to pop off a clutch

 

[go high fast]

i lube up the puller and GENTLY and CAREFULLY use the battery powered impact wrench...........never had a problem...........piece of cake.