[Healeys] Timing gear removal, now woodruff key

[Dave Russell]

As I said earlier,

"Even the two keys on the crank can be very difficult to remove. Above 
all, don't damage the crankshaft!"

You can usually tap on the exposed end of the key with a small punch.  
The key may rotate & lift out of the slot on the back side or it might 
lift on the front side. You can be sure that the key will be mostly 
destroyed in the process.

If you ding the key slot, clean it up with a Swiss file. To avoid 
further problems take time to dress the key slots in the crank & 
sprocket. New keys are sometimes too wide or too high to fit the 
original slots & may need to be carefully narrowed.  I recently spent 
the better part of a day  to get everything fitted.
D



Stephen Hutchings wrote:

>Well, after using a bit more elbow grease, I have the crank gear 
>moving. I'm afraid it seems to be reluctant to go over the outer 
>woodruff key, so I've had to move it back and am now trying to get 
>the key out. The manual's suggestion to remove it with a pair of 
>needle nose pliers is not going to be the solution here! I don't 
>remember having any trouble getting these out when dismantling the 
>engine years ago, but this thing is jammed.........more suggestions?
>
>Stephen, BJ8
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