[Roadsters] Beating on an Engine

[gregs672liter at netzero.net]

As Joe stated, I have used a slide hammer.  I simply removed the sheet metal
screw on the end of the hammer (for threading into a pre-drilled hole on a
body panel and then popping the dent out), found a bolt that screwed into the
hole on the main cap that is there (or is on a U20), literally duct taped the
bolt tightly to the hammer with the head of the bolt against the housing that
holds the sheet metal screw for support, and slide hammered it off... worked
great!

Greg Burrows

-- "Joe Kinstle" <joek at camberconstruction.com> wrote:
I made a very simple puller for this, out of a scrap piece of angle iron,
drilled 3 holes in it, middle hole was for a bolt to go into the cap, the
other two got long threaded bolts with nuts under the angle iron.  Took 5
minutes to build and worked like a charm.  I think big box auto parts stores
also rent pullers, if that is your preferred course of action.  I've also
seen a slide hammer used, worked fine also.

Joe Kinstle
'68 2L
BLK SRL

-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+joek=camberconstruction.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+joek=camberconstruction.com at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John F Sandhoff
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:43 PM
To: oscilloscope500 at yahoo.com
Cc: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Beating on an Engine

> I have the front and mid main caps off, but I can't get the rear cap to
> even budge (bolts are off, of course).

As I recall, and was mentioned by another lister, that rear cap has a
threaded hole in it. That's to allow a bearing cap puller to be threaded
in and used to pull the cap off.

This is one of those times when the right tool is really handy. You
won't use it often, but it'll avoid the potential for a lot of damage.

If you try something similar, be certain you don't screw anything into
the cap deep enough to hit the crank :-)

-- John
    John F Sandhoff   sandhoff at csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
You are subscribed as joek at camberconstruction.com

Datsun-roadsters mailing list

http://www.team.net/archive

http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/datsun-roadsters
You are subscribed as gregs672liter at netzero.net

Datsun-roadsters mailing list

http://www.team.net/archive

http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/datsun-roadsters

____________________________________________________________
Compete with the big boys.  Click here to find products to benefit your
business.
http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/Ioyw6i4t3HX3TjIJMiUtmAtu82uJaC
zPzqFDdIZMln2ingYZTTc5F8/