Re: OMC vs HF flywheel puller

[wetwillie]

I’m in the same boat as you, Ben, with regard to getting backups of both. I’ll get some hardened washers too, if they’re available.
I only have 2 OMC (?) bolts left, Dan, having snapped one earlier. The one I broke this evening was a Grade 8 also.
Concern for damaging the crank has been in the back of my mind since using the HF puller and noticing a slight flaring of the crank end. That was done w/o the nut in place. I lubed the threads with Never-Sieze and ran the bolt on and off a couple of times before leaving it on with a slight gap between it and the flywheel and the underside of the puller bolt.
I spoke with Kingfisher tonight. He asked if cutting the flywheel off was a feasible alternative. I told him no.
Thanks.