Wayne,
Get a pair of diagonal cutters (that you don't care about wrecking). Grab
the key at the back of the jaw of the cutter. Pry upward using the tip of
the cutter as a fulcrum. Watch your hands in case the cutters slip.
- Hugh Fader
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Wayne Ross
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:24 PM
> To: 6pack
> Subject: Woodruff Key
>
>
> Listers,
>
> Taking apart my engine has been pretty straight forward so
> far, I had a hell
> of a time pulling the head off by myself, but after hitting
> the head upward
> with a hammer and a piece of wood all around the head a few
> times, the head
> started to break free from the gasket.
> Wow, what a back breaker!
>
> I have a problem with the woodruff key in the crankshaft. Is
> there a trick
> to getting this bad boy out of the keyway? I plan on trying
> some WD40 and a
> visegrip to pull it out, maybe with a few taps against the
> visegrip with a
> hammer to help it free? Any suggestions?
>
> My rocker shaft is toast, I plan on buying a new (possibly
> harder) shaft
> from one of the big three. Has anyone installed the external
> oil feed line
> offered by the big three? If you have, did you install valve seals to
> prevent burning oil? Do you think this extra oil to the top
> of the engine is
> actually helping to keep the rockers, tappets, etc. oiled?
>
> Wayne
> Westport, MA
> 1973 TR6 (Mallard)
> Unlimited Long Distance only $29.95/ month!
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