Lads. I'm pulling a straight cut timing gear off a cam I'm putting in my 186, and putting the stock one on. (Save pulling the crank gear off). I'm wondering about opinions of gear pullers - quality v price etc. Would it be better/cheaper to just get it done at a engineering shop? Maybe a shop someone has happily dealt with before in Brisbane.
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Jim
Timing gear removal
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, Jan 11 2006 04:56 PM
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 06:13 PM
Last time I had a timing gear swapped on a Holden 6 cam, the machine shop cherged me $10.
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 06:35 PM
Gear pullers seem not to have enough force to drift them off. I have always used a press to remove and install them. and mech shop should be able to help. If you walkin with and 6 pack and approx knock off time you might be able to use the liquid currency.. 
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 06:58 PM
i just strolled into one of the major mechy shops in town, brads service center, said "hey brad its dj, i'm gonna use your press" he said "what for" i said "cam gears" he said "ok don"t brake anything"
the rest is history
. for payment i brought him a coke out of the vending machine...
the rest is history
. for payment i brought him a coke out of the vending machine...
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 07:07 PM
I just pulled the crank gear off with a harmonic balancer puller....you can get the cam gear off with a drift if you heat it up with boiling oil..its a 2 person job as someone has to catch the cam.
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 07:10 PM
LOL....I just pulled the crank gear off with a harmonic balancer puller....you can get the cam gear off with a drift if you heat it up with boiling oil..its a 2 person job as someone has to catch the cam.
Last time I recall my harmonic puller uses three threaded rods. unless yours looks more like a gear puller that goes on the outside.. :S
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 07:15 PM
I'm just not sure what to make of that post.I just pulled the crank gear off with a harmonic balancer puller....you can get the cam gear off with a drift if you heat it up with boiling oil..its a 2 person job as someone has to catch the cam.
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 08:47 PM
my harmonic balancer puller has provisons for three, four, or even two (crank gear) bolt pulling....
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 09:07 PM
my crank gear had 2 threaded holes in it...just used the top and bottom slots of the puller..straight off. Can even get steering wheels of with it.
A picture says a thousand words.Shame about that.
A picture says a thousand words.Shame about that.
Edited by FastEHHolden, 11 January 2006 - 09:08 PM.
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