Yesterday I tried the air hammer method to remove a flywheel,
as I had the perfect motor to try it out on. An air-cooled Clinton
outboard of no great monetary or sentimental value!
Note that the flywheel nut wasn’t super tight, but the flywheel
was not loose on the crankshaft taper. I never even had the
cowling off this motor since I owned it the last 8 years perhaps.
I pried on one side of the flywheel with a big screw driver.
Had I had three hands, I would have used two screw drivers.
Long story short, when I pulled the air hammer trigger, the
flywheel popped loose in a millisecond!
Try this method at your own risk…… I’ll keep using my OMC
puller on anything I cherish!
Prepare to be boarded!