18 EC300 E-Start shaft removal?

[Demi]

How is this removed? I see there is screw in a parts fiche, but for the life of cannot find it? Wanting to put my eBay Russian kit on and have come to this road block. Thanks in advance!

[farmerj]

Heat the Stator case up with a heat gun real good (in that shaft area). Then tap/hit the cover down on a solid surface. Often the shaft and bearing will "fall out", and you will then see the screw on the end.

More info. here:
http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24995

Jeff

PS - Heating should work! - but if it doesn't, let us know. Some have made tools to pull the thing, but if it's really stuck I'd consider what I believe is MotoCenter's method. It sounds invasive, but isn't really that bad. Drill a hole through stator case where the shaft sits, then put a punch through the hole and tap out the shaft. When you're done, put a drop of JB weld in the hole, and you're back in business. Wish I could remember the thread where I saw this done.

[Demi]

thanks Jeff, I will try heat again, saw this method probably in that thread after I posted. It was hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch, maybe a bit more? I actually thought about trying something along those lines of drill and tap, if Motocenter has done it, must work well enough.

[Demi]

I cannot get this removed... tons of heat, even drilled the back for the screw access and tapping didn't remove it either. All of this talk and it being a spare part, still in there. Pretty frustrated by this admittedly. Info and pix are really tough to find and no videos that I have found. Really would like to get this done before I have a meltdown.

[Gasser Nate]

I would be reluctant to put an unnecessary hole in the cover as I have removed plenty of these with just heat and a dowel puller type tool to grasp the shaft and attach a slide hammer type of tool to. If you already have a hole in the cover why can you not tap it out with a pin punch?

[Demi]

I already drilled it sadly... I don't know why Nate. Put in a vise as well to hold it steady for the punch and hammer. The bolt appears to have a flange, so I don't know if that is holding it up, but if you and others have been able just pull, then I am clearly screwing it up. By most accounts, it appeared easy, so far it has been a real PITA.