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October 25, 2015 at 1:34 pm
#26035
This sounds crazy but it works: heat the flywheel center and the crankshaft with a heat gun until it is hot enough to melt candle wax after the heat source is removed. Melt a little wax into the joint. Let the assembly cool, then try the puller along with with a bit of carefully applied shock. If no result, re-heat until the wax again melts; add a little more if needed. I had a Champion 7.8 with a similarly stubborn flywheel; it took two weeks but I got the flywheel off without damage to the engine.