Billy goat woes.

Likely as not it is on a taper - tighten up the puller as hard as you dare, and then give it a sharp clout with a big hammer on the end of the forcing screw which should shock it off the taper.

Regards Dan

Thanks Mike, the link to the manuals is useful. I still haven't managed to get the B*st*rd off :-(

I have the puller wound up as tight as I can get it (I have even tack welded the puller legs to the rotor as they kept slipping off) and suspended the whole engine/body unit (and as much extra weight as I can pile on) by the puller whilst I drip feed it with penetrating oil. I shall leave it like this for a week and then try belting it with the lump hammer some more.

Mike

"Muddymike" <

Try heating it.

John,

He said he was going to Heat with a hammer in a previous posting. Sorry I will get my coat :-))

"campingstoveman" wrote

I misread the previous posting - I read it that he couldn't heat it, but I now see that his blow torch doesn't have enough capacity.

But from my experience it normally doesn't require that much heat to free items stuck together.

Trying to make a joke with you can be B****y difficult with you sometimes :-)) Heat = Hit

I believe the Horse is quite sick, you may put down the whip :-)

ttfn Roland

"campingstoveman" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@bt.com...

Indeed I have been heatin in, perhaps I need a otter ammer :-)

Mike

"campingstoveman" wrote

OK - I get it!

Its off :-)

I dusted down the old paraffin blowlamp, didn't have any paraffin so filled it with diesel. It worked a treat. Combining that and the gas blowtorch got the impeller much hotter and eventually it pulled off. Had to be pulled with the puller for at least 2 inches though. It's on a 3 inch long straight shaft with a keyway, slightly rusted all the way.

Now to fix it.

Mike