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Re: Stumped.

To: Jarrid Gross <jgross@econolite.com>, alpines@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Stumped.
From: The Lees <jsrlee@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 23:33:35 -0600
Thanks,

We got it out after smacking it repeatedly with a screwdriver and hammer by
spraying some Liquid Wrench on it. It came out fairly nicely after that, and
we didn't scratch up the snout...

Ryan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jarrid Gross" <jgross@econolite.com>
To: "The Lees" <jsrlee@shaw.ca>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: Stumped.


> Ryan,
>
> Hope you havnt already buggered the pully snout...
>
> You use a brass drift, or use a chisel if you are especially carefull.
> You hit the front of the key (parallel to the crank) without touching the
> crank
> at all with the drift.  Use a brass drif as it wont marr the crank snout
> when touched.
> The keyway is round slot, so hitting it straight will lever the key out as
> it
> is smacked.  It also tends to rotate as it come out, so you can get
> something
> under it to pry it the rest of the way out.
>
> Definately throw away the one that is in there once you get it out.
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of The Lees
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: alpines@autox.team.net
> Subject: Stumped.
>
>
> I've tried everything I can think of to get the key out of the crankshaft,
> including vice grip plyers, smacking it with a hammer and punch, etc.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)
>
> Thanks.,
>
> Ryan Lee
> SV B395000793 LRX
>
>
> P.S. Let me guess, some Special Accesory, the Official Rootes Key Puller??
> =)

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