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HOW DO I GET THE CLUTCH OFF THE SHAFT THE OUTSIDE PORTION IS OFF A BOOK I HAVE SUGEST TAPPING THE INSIDE OF CLUTCH TO INSERT A BOLT AND PUSH CLUTCH OFF THE CRANK SHAFT ? NO TOOL IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS?
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.

The method you describe sounds the same as the method used to remove the Diablo clutches and it is very effective and a safe way to do it. Other methods often result in the breaking of the fixed sheave. You probably need to thread the hole for an insert which has a threaded hole for the bolt.

how i have done it, it is a two-man job, 1 man holds the motor on its side by the clutch
elevated about 3 inches off the ground,place something soft under the motor for when in falls
unwind your stock clutch bolt out about 1/4",then drive the head with a hammer,and it will
pop off very easy,and wont damage any threads.

That is very sound advise Doug. It would be advised to caution that too much pounding on the bolt will eventually ruin the threads. This is the same method I recommend for removing the jack shaft.

THE METHOD YOU DESCRIBED DOUG WORKED GREAT POPPED RIGHT OFF I LOVE THIS SITE . AND BARRIE IS RIGHT NOT TOO MUCH FORCE. ALOT OF PENETRATING OIL!!!

MOORE77 wrote:how i have done it, it is a two-man job, 1 man holds the motor on its side by the clutch
elevated about 3 inches off the ground,place something soft under the motor for when in falls
unwind your stock clutch bolt out about 1/4",then drive the head with a hammer,and it will
pop off very easy,and wont damage any threads.

This is to help answer wallis1924's question in the post he started. I used the method described by MOORE77 except that I didn't like the idea of pounding on the threads. What I did was use a clutch bolt from a JLO 252 out of a Polaris. It is the same style bolt, but a little longer, so I could tighten the bolt down on the end on the crankshaft and it wouldn't be hammering on the threads. A person with a lathe could make on of these style pullers by taking a piece of 1" cold rolled round stock and drilling and tapping it to thread on the crankshaft. If I was to make one, I would cut the round stock off about a 1/4" past the clutch and then weld a washer on the end to catch the engine so it doesn't hit the floor. When I pulled the clutch off of a 152 engine, I threaded the clutch with a 7/8" tap like people do to get a Diablo clutch off. If I have to do another one, I will probably make a puller like I described above, but in the case of the smaller engine, you would have to use 3/4" cold rolled and then use MOORE77's method.