Wear ring removal

[RLDSL]

What's the best way to get an old wear ring off the rear of the crank on one of these things. Heat and pry, slice most of the way through with a dremmel and pop apart, or ????
Been way too long since I've had to fool with getting one of those things off , I'm drawing a blank.

The block is out, off the stand and nose down on a pallet so it's easy to get to at the moment

Thanks---------Robert

 

[geonc]

Geeze, you gots an easy one there

Just remove the seal carrier and use the dremel or a flat,sharp chisel. I have done both.

After ermoval, some light polishing with some emery cloth and use some p-tex # 2 on the inside of the new sleeve....not absolute nessecity, but

 

[RLDSL]

Thanks. I guess the old brain bag wasn't too far off
I've got some sleeve retainer to put on the new one. That oughta keep it from going anywhere , unless it looks like it needs something a little thicker in there then I've got plenty of Hylomar

It's been forever since I've fooled with those things. I can't remember, I think I used to lay some copper coat on and fight them on over that goo

-------Robert

 

[icanfixall]

I need to add this. As you are pressing or driving it on the sleeve picks up more drag and will be harder and harder to install completely. Just make sure its installed deep enough to clear the flywheel face. Look at the sleeve on there now. Otherwise its really not that bad of a job. Are you at least looking at the front seal too???

 

[RLDSL]

Are you at least looking at the front seal too???

Yeah, I got both. The front has a pretty nasty groove , but it's still on original surface so that one's just a press on. Won't have to fuss anything off of it. It was seeping pretty good. The rear sleeve just had a little bit of a distortion in it, but that's enough for me don't need that noise.

 

[BigRigTech]

One or two smacks with a chisel and it should stretch enough to come off....Piece of cake.