Patience, Grasshopper

I was fighting trying to get the flywheel removed. Pry bars and my 195 lbs wouldn't make it budge. I would work on it for 30 minutes or so, then move on to something else. That went on for 3 nights or so and I was about to get out the sledge hammer. Then, a friend suggested I use a little heat. (Why didn't I think of that??)

I went down to the local art supply shop and looked for some bee's wax to help the job along. They only had a 1 lb. block for $18, but the nice lady behind the register offered me a 50% off coupon when I complained about the cost. I'm not sure if I'm getting old or grumpy about prices, or what.

Anyway, I put a little heat on the dowl-pin bolt and then melted on some bee's was and let it wick into the junction. Let that sit for a minute or 2 then a little more heat. I put a nut on the end of the bolt and gave it a few love taps with one of my favorite hammers. One side popped on the first cycle and the other side took 4 or 5 heating cycles.

Anyway, it is off and ready to go to the machine shop for resurfacing. A new clutch kit from NAPA sits on the floor waiting.



I'm learning that patience is better than brute force on this project.