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The only OMC/BRP motor family that the puller doesn’t work on is the 60 degree V-4, V-6 motors. The V-6 started in 1991 & the V-4 started in 1995. The motors ran till 2006 as carbureted motors. (90hp-175hp) The DFI models also used the same flywheel arrangement. (75hp-200hp) The flywheel is bolted to a flange with five bolts (no taper). It requires a tool to lift the flywheel straight up because of the magnet strength (35amp flywheel V-6). That way the magnets aren’t chipped. The flywheel is down in a cavity so you can’t get your hands around it to lift it straight up. The crank snout is longer than normal. The tool is also used to return the flywheel back down on the crank for the same reason. The motor can be lifted this way or has lifting eyes casted into the block on opposite sides. It’s a different animal, but easily done with the right tool. I’ll try to get a picture of the puller & my lifting apparatus I made many years ago. Hard to belive 1991 is 27 years ago already. Guess it’s time to update everyone on these GREAT motors!
On a different note, one of my original puller kits (I have several puller kit, pieces, shoulder bolts, washers, etc) has many other pieces than are being sold today? Several other small bolts of varying lengths with very small threads (very short threads). I believe these were for pulling early flywheels with the odd thread counts? I have used the bolts for these motors before. The bolts are copper colored? Just wanted to know if anyone else has these older pieces in there kit? My original kit would be from the 60s.
Dan in TN