When we have stubborn dowels in flywheels we have come up with a few tricks for pulling them. The best trick we came up with was to put the flywheel in the press to hold it stationary. Now, every hit to engage the sleeve on to the…
Brad Luck Weaver Auto Parts Sauk City, WI
After I read the article about the 12-bolt rear end in the last issue, I wanter to share a solution to easily set pinion depth, without the hassle of pressing the bearings on and off. When rebuilding integral carrier type differential such as the GM…
Lee Johnson Pro Performance Phoenix, AZ
I used to struggle with a 30-ton press and heat to remove CV-axles from spindles, when replacing wheel bearings. I learned that a coating of penetrating oil and an air hammer with a blunt tip can be used to easily drive the axle from the spindle. I hold…
Gary Sloat Auto Supply of Stuart Stuart,FL
Sometimes when machining and repairing different things, it is necessary to remove helicoil inserts that have been previously installed. Without any knowledge of how to do this can make a simple repair seem like a complete disaster. From my experience, helicoil inserts are not really particularly difficult to…
Ben Hoitink Hughes Engines, Inc Washington, IL
Instead of using Easy Outs for removing broken bolts and studs, I use a cut nail. It is tapered, and has enough carbon to be hard enough to grab the bolt. It’s square shape makes it easy to use a wrench to remove. I’ve used these…
Bruce Lizzotte Lake Park Speed and Machine Lake Park, FL
This worked for me as a fix for removing the melted spark plug boots, as well as the spark plugs on a Honda head. It will work for any other engine with boot melting problems. I modified a spark plug socket with some notches or teeth that…
Chris Lines Auto Supply of Stuart Stuart, FL
This is a hold down for grinding dual-mass flywheels that I made in my shop. It allows me to resurface many types of dual-mass flywheels. The round disk is used to put pressure on the flywheel and keep it from spinning while it is on the flywheel grinder.…
Joe Werner Automotive Machine & Supply Fort Collins, CO
II call this my “Easy Riser” for Harley cylinders. It is a 2.5L GM block that I have bored to two different sizes to accommodate different cylinder bottom sizes. I use bolts installed into head bolt locations to prevent rotation of the cylinders. I only hone cylinders on…
Jeff Kroger Sturdevant's AP-Machine Shop Sioux Falls, SD
Certain times of the year we get hit with several requests to bore and hone, or just hone ATV or motorcycle cylinders. We found that we don't have to remove the block we're working on in the honing tank to sneak in a quick cylinder…
Mike Schmelzer Bay Speed Center De Pere, WI
During the winter months, I enjoy the heat from my wood stove that I have in my shop. I don’t have a flywheel ring gear heater, so I utilize the wood stove here as well. I put my ring gear on top of the stove (direct heat)…
Gary Wolfe Gary Wolfe Automotive Machine Middletown, CT.