hi, trying to tear down the engine, and the flywheel won't come off with bar. FSM says to use special tool (SST) to pull it out. that looks like a puller to me. but where can I find it. I can't find it in couple of local stores.

any suggestion to find this puller? this is the last thing I need to resolve.

thanks

 

Check your local Mazda dealer. Unfourtunatly it is not an item that can be rented. If you have a local rotary shop in the area they may let you "borrow" their tool but not likly.

Good luck in your quest!
Regards,
-Markus R.

 

If you've got the flywheel bolt off, just smack around the outer edge with a mallet, it'll come off. Screw the flywheel pullers!

 

That's true too... If the large bolt is allready removed just hit the sucker with a mallet. lol.

Regards,
-Markus R.

 

Make sure the bolt is loose, but leave it on a couple of turns. It would really suck to have the flywheel dropping on the floor, your foot, your head, etc. Then once the flywheel is loose from tapping with a mallet, take off the bolt, and pull of the flywheel.

 

thanks for all the suggestion. I have tried with pryer bar, and hammer, and no luck. and I spry WD40 also. the damn wheel just won't come off.

so, no puller from auto stores will work, except from dealer?

Yah, Jerry, thanks for the suggestion. I should keep the bolt on to prevent any damage to my toe from the flywheel. :-)

 

I used a 17" pry bar from sears, putting the tip near where the flywheel/eccentric shaft meet and putting a load of pressure on it. Turned the flywheel, repeat. It popped off after 6 times for me.

That was the only way I got mine to come off after struggling with it for 5 hours using everything from mallets to a propane torch.

 

hey speaking of, I've been doing a motor swap for a week or two (i had to go out of town... was sposed to be done before i left, and i just got back OUCH) and the first motor separated from the tranny really easily. This motor is a real PITA! I have a motor hanging from the ceiling of my house and I also have a car hanging from the house. How do I get the engine out of the tranny, step by step? Do I need to take any gears off for sure or what? Like i say, the last one came out WAY TO EASY and this one is A BITCH.

 

pita...HAHAHA

 

oh, cmon this is a simple question for most cars... im just stupid and i need it done ASAP and i dont have time to figure out how... do i disconnect the flywheel from the tranny? do I rip until it comes out? do i remove the shaft before the flywheel somehow? cmon...

PITA lol i stole that from somebody else hehe :-D glad u liked it

 

bumparoony...
Short version: removing engine from car. Won't let loose of tranny. What do i do?

 

loose all bolts and make sure engine to transmission is always in level

 

that would include the 6 bolts on the flywheel?

 

no, flywheel stays on the engine if u are separating engine from transmission

 

htf do i get it out then? theres like 2 or 3 bolts that attach the engine to the tranny... what do i do?

 

there are 2 bolts on passenger side and 2 bolts on drivers side (plus 2 starter bolts)

 

never mind. im a retard. its out.