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Old 11-17-2023, 11:29 PM
CrankyBrit CrankyBrit is offline
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Originally Posted by Anders View Post
...there should never be a need for drive the flywheel onto its taper with anything but your own fingers. It is a loose fit until it is onto the taper.
I figured there was no good reason the thread should have been smashed.

Here's a picture of the smashed thread...

...you can see the outer two rings of thread are hardly visible where they've been flattened.

I couldn't make a puller for the outside work, so resorted to the one that I purchased. I had to grind out the smashed bits like so...

...I don't think it'll effect the balance.
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