Micky----This task has plagued many of us the first time around. Know
that the old key must stay in place as you pull the crank sprocket from
the nose of the crank.
Remove any burrs on the exposed crank before using a two-jawed gear
puller behind the sprocket.
Oil up the shaft.
Insert a smaller deep socket (or something) down into the bore of the
crank nose to prevent buggering up the crankbolt threads.
If the key tries to come out with the sprocket, tap it back in with a
soft tool.
Replace the key, if necessary.
Dick
From:
Mickylong@aol.com Date: Tue, May 17, 2005, 3:31pm (PDT+3) To:
6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Before I do something really stupid...
Is there any special trick, tool or technique to reinstalling the
crankshaft timing gear? When I opened the box with the new gear in it
(from the P.O.) there was a new woodruff key with it (looks shorter than
the original) but the old key is immovable. I'm about to start using the
BFH technique (using something to keep from buggering up the actual gear
of course, but before I start, I thought I'd check for a better
approach. Seems like it will take forever to drive the gear the entire
length of the shaft.
Micky Long
72 TR6
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