I need some more tips on removing the flywheel.

I tried smacking it with a hammer and it wont budge.

Maybe im just too weak or something. Any other methods?

 

I smacked mine with a 3lb dead blow pretty hard and it came off the second hit.

 

the onlyway is hitting it with a hammer, i wouldnt sudgest a dead blow, ive never had good results with those, just use any hammer and hit it anywhere but the friction surface and it will eventually come off, or use a puller

 

rubber mallet and smack it at the corners .

 

put a block of wood on it and hit it with something big...

i've even used the backside of an axe before.

 

yeah sometimes u can gently touch it and it pops off,, then other times u beat the **** out of it for an hr before she breaks free

 

its on a taper, so it can be a real bitch sometimes... I used a crowbar behind it to apply some pressure to make it come off, then hit it around the clutch bolt holes with a regular metal hammer (you need to shock the metal a little, and dead-blow hammers dont really do this) til it popped off. Dont be underneath it when it comes off unless you're ready to catch it.

 

hit it harder.

 

Loosen the nut, but leave it on the catch the flywheel when it pops loose.

Then a pry bar to apply some tnesion, then Bam!

 

I don't know if you've seen this, but Mazdatrix has a very helpful tips page and video for getting the flywheel off.

http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/flywheelremoval.htm