Sideways7

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I am trying to remove the counterweight from the engine I'm swapping into my other car. I got the driveplate off fine, but the counterweight is stuck on there good. Is there some technique for getting it off, like with the flywheel? I don't really want to have to order the puller from racing beat.
I guess my other option is to just bolt the aftermarket flywheel right up to it without taking it off. Is there any reason not to do this?

calrx7

did u take out the key??

if u didnt thats the reason haha

Sideways7

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You cant take the key off until you remove the counterwieght. All the key does is keep it from rotating, not from coming off.

Stanello

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Put the flexplate or lightened flywheel back on, and hit it with a rubber mallet. It should come off eventually as one piece.

Sideways7

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I beat the **** out of it, and it didn't budge. I was just wondering if there was some other better way to do it for just the counterbalance, but I guess not. I even whacke on it with a steel hammer and it just laughed at me, when my other one came off with a rubber mallet. I guess now its time to practice what I preach and truly " beat the **** out of it." I'll wait till tomorrow, though, so I don't wake my neighbors.
If anyone else has other suggestions, be sure to post them.

calrx7

try a copper hammer.

its more effective than dead blows and wont dmg the metal.

its been a while since i did a rebuild so i forgot the whole assembly until u told me that.

Sideways7

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Well, I don't really want to spend 20+ bucks on a tool I'll use once, which is why I didn't get a copper hammer. I know the steel hammer could do damage to it, but I couldn't care less because its a damn flexplate and I was just gonna toss it anyway.

Stanello

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Just keep hitting it. It will come off.

Sideways7

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Well, it still isn't coming off, no matter how hard I hit it. If I don't get it soon, I'm gonna see if I can make a steering wheel puller work....

Sideways7

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Ok, this is really starting to **** me off. I whacked on it with the hammer until my hads started hurting from it. I ended up trying the steering wheel puller. I put in the medium length tranny bolts to use because the puller didn't have ones with the proper thread pattern. After I couldn't turn it any more with just a wrench, I turned it probably over a full turn more by hitting the wrench with a mallet. I then noticed that it was bending the damn bolts. So this thing is really ******* on there. I'm about to use my damn propane torch the heat it up and see if I can break it loose. Is there any reason I shouldn't do this?

Stanello

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Using the torch is fine.

Sideways7

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Ok, just making sure it wasn't going to damage the e-shaft at all.

MaczPayne

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I have the same problem with the auto counterweight on my JDM s5 13bt. I'm just gonna buy a lightened flywheel and bolt it on.

Sideways7

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If the torch trick doesn't work, I'm just gonna bolt the flywheel on. I already have the flywheel from my old engine, but I want to get the counterweight off. This engine is only temporary while I save for a rebuild, and I'm using the rotating assembly for my rebuild. Its gonna have to come off, so I might as well do it now while I'm waiting on the parts for the front cover swap.

slpin

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did u take out a counterweight before??

if u didnt thats why u would say that

Henrik

Put some "pulling pressure" on it (like your puller tightened up, I use a busted hockey
stick - must be the cdn in me..), then beat the crap out of it with a deadblow hammer.
A steel hammer is a waste of time, it just bounces off. Work your way around the edge.
It'll pop after a bit. Don't forget to leave the nut on but loose otherwise it'll shoot off.

-Henrik

Sideways7

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Thats a great idea, thanks Henrik. I hadn't thought of doing that. And I already tried a deadblow and a rubber mallet, but I all the directions I've seen say to use a copper mallete because its the instantanious shock that helps loosten it. Either way, I'll try both.

Sideways7

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Gah, I just gave up. Even with the puller, and banging on it, it still wouldn't come off. I just bolted on my aftermarket flywheel and called it a day.