Hi Stephen,
Unless the chain is very, very loose, I doubt if you can remove it
without removing the sprockets.
Usually, the chain & both sprockets need to be removed all at once. Ie,
the two sprockets must be pretty well lined up as they are withdrawn.
The crank sprocket can be a real war to get off. Even the two keys on
the crank can be very difficult to remove. Above all, don't damage the
crankshaft!
Regards,
Dave Russell
Stephen Hutchings wrote:
>Thanks for the suggestions on removing the timing gears, but I'm not there yet.
>As I said in my last post, I've got the cam gear moving with a two
>legged puler that fits the two holes in the gear nicely. The trouble
>is the crank gear. I could maybe adapt a puller for this job (there
>is very little room behind the gear for puller hooks), but I'm very
>concerned at the amount of force that would be applied against the
>chain - I'm thinking that the only way I can get a nice positive,
>even grip on the gear is to remove the chain first- any thoughts
>about that?
>The chain will only have about 20,000 miles on it, so I don't want to ruin it.
>
>Stephen, BJ8
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