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brewin2me 10-08-2011 04:41 PM

Removing rusty engine pulley?
 
Hello All,

I am in need of some advice for the future. I have a rusted on engine pulley that will not for the life of me come off. I have tried using a pulley puller, heating up the pulley, and finally bought some penetrating oil and revisited the pulley puller. I am going to pull the motor next and get some better access to the top of it for the penetrating oil and leverage as well. My question is... Is there an easier way to get these suckers off? By the way I own a series 1000 with a 18 hr briggs. Thanks for any help.

cubs-n-bxrs 10-08-2011 05:48 PM

I guess if it were me I would use a little heat along with a 3 jaw puller. It will most likely trash the seal behind it but installing a new seal is not a huge deal. Sometime you can tighten up the puller and hit the screw of the puller with a brass hammer and it will be enough to break it free.

skydog 10-08-2011 09:40 PM

One of the dumbest/most painful things I ever did was to heat a pulley up to nearly cherry red before it finally loosened it's grip and came off. (I needed to swap pulleys on an alternator). By this time I was frustrated and running late, got in a hurry and picked up the still scorching hot pulley with my bare hand. It hissed and burned my fingerprints off! OUCH!

Vince_o 10-09-2011 01:34 AM

If your talking about the small pulley under the eng that rund the drive belt. What I do in the shop is pull the elec pto. If the small pulley wont come off then pull the 4 bolts on the eng and lift it up slide it the eng back and forth to get the belt on then mount it around the tranny. run the 4 bolts in then put it around the idlers.

Hope it helps.


Sky

With out finger prints you can get away with a lot! LOL

skydog 10-09-2011 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince_o (Post 95155)
Sky

With out finger prints you can get away with a lot! LOL

Yeah, but I can't get rid of that guilty look on my face!

brewin2me 10-10-2011 10:33 AM

Funny you mention that Vince_o cause that is exactly what I did. I actually had to unbolt the exhaust as well. After I figured out what to do, it only took maybe an hour to get the new belt on and tighten everything back up.

Vince_o 10-10-2011 09:35 PM

Your doing well then cause thats all the flat rate pays.

tmitchell 03-15-2012 06:48 PM

I just signed up and saw your post. I had to take mine off this morning. it was so rusted on that i had to grind it off. once i got a line ground through she slid right off.


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