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How the heck do you remove belhousing alignment dowels??????
Geesh, trying to remove alignment dowls to replace with weld in collars for long term alignment. I can't get those bass turds out to save my life. On one, I have tried grinding flat spots on top/bottom to get with a set of vice grips, but it's not budging!
What a pisser!!!! :JEKYLHYDE |
Lube them up good with a penetrating oil. Try a small pipe wrench. It will grip better than the vice grips.
You could also try drilling and tapping them an thread in a slide hammer. |
Thanks! Stupid question. Is penetrating oil different than wd40 or whatever?
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both will work, maybe... a better option is to heat the bell housing (not the dowel) and they will slip out.
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Tack weld a nut on the end then wrench it off.
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Kroil will work just a hair easier.
If they are bass turds, welding will need to be a bit more than a tack. Weld first, cool, spray with Kroil and wait ( have a beer ). |
Weld on some allthread (or a bolt with the head cut off), put a piece of pipe over it and put a washer and nut on; tighten the nut against the pipe and it will pull the dowel out.
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Brent, I just went through this. Had exactly the same difficulty.
I pulled the motor and heated the block--they were out in five minutes. |
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...have Bill do it....5 minutes and he's done. :p :p |
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