RELUCTOR WHEEL INSTALLATION
Many late model engines, like the LS series GM V8’s, use a press fit reluctor wheel as a crankshaft trigger. When the need arises to swap the crankshaft reluctor, some companies sell a tool for approximately $200. Taking one off is as simple as knocking off a timing gear, but putting one on, requires proper alignment. I heat the reluctor wheel up in an oven, then using a homemade flywheel fixture fitted with two rods to line it up in the right location on the crank as it cools.

Jeff McLain
Jeff’s Auto Machine Shop
Benton, AR
March, 2017