bthomas16

Hey.

I have stripped the engine to short block, have removed the flywheel, rear housing cover, side housing, and rear rotor. I am now trying to remove the intermediate housing, but have had much difficulty. Both dowel pins have been removed from the intermediate housing and I have the apex of of the e-shaft lobe pointed towards the 3 o'clock position. However, when I pull (from the top) or push (up from the bottom) on the e-shaft it will only move about half an inch. From what I have heard it should move about an inch up, so you have adequate room to get the intermediate housing off.

Does anyone have any ideas about how I can acheive this extra half inch of room, or any other tips? Should I remove the front stationary gear instead and then remove everything else?

Any help would be appreciated.

THANKS!

c00lduke

if you push the shaft up and then lift the plate and tilt it that would allow for it to come off.

RotaryResurrection

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Are you splitting this apart on the floor, or on a stand facing up? It is considerably more difficult to do on the stand, than the floor. I usually disassemble cores on the floor, and always assemble engines on the stand. ON the floor, you can tap the rear iron and rotorhousing off in one direction, and then the front iron and rotorhousing off the other way, and you're left with the shaft and intermediate, which come right apart then. ON the stand, you have to work against gravity by pulling the eshaft and intermediate iron upwards (a good 40lb) while also breaking the water seals' and front dowels' grip on the intermediate, and even the front rotorbearing's grip on the eshaft. Having a helper is nice, you'll have to wiggle them both if you're pulling straight up.