TOUGH CRANK DOWEL REMOVAL

Aug 9, 2024 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS

crank dowel

This happens to be a Ford flathead V8 crankshaft that my collet puller would not budge. Sometimes, it is easy to use a punch to drive them out, but, in this case, there was not enough room to get the punch in and drive it out. I taped a dowel in front of the hole. I was able to set the punch in place above the taped dowel and drive the tight dowel out of the crank.

Walt Gillespie
Gillespie’s Machine Shop
Roodhouse, Il

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