fulltilt429
Delta Dog
- Location
- Pleasanton, CA
Im removing my stock couplers to install ADA (kawi style) couplers, anyone have any tips or ideas on how to make this easy without using the tool?
Removing Couplers...without the tool
- Thread starter fulltilt429
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Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
I usually just give a couple controlled short whacks with a hammer (not very hard). It'll break free pretty easy. Always works for me...
fulltilt429
Delta Dog
- Location
- Pleasanton, CA
and its left hand thread right?, what about putting the billet couplers back on?
junkyardj
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- Location
- barrie ont. canada
i find if i quickly heat the coupler with a torch giving it time to expand she pops off with a few lil shots from a hammer
Regular thread, not reverse.
Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
just put the new ones on, they will tighten themselves
The engine is the easy one and can be done with the rope trick and no damage done to anything. Unless you have the appropriate tool, you're going to gouge up the midshaft getting that coupler off though. For the midshaft, I found that putting it in the freezer for a couple hours and then heating the crap out of the coupler itself with a blow torch will create that extra gap to aid in removing the coupler. Then either some TIGHT visegrips or a good vise on the midshaft just behind the coupler will hold everything while you whack on the coupler with a hammer. I haven't had any luck forcing the midshaft coupler off...always had to hammer those.
Buckwild12
I'm moved by DASA power!
- Location
- Chester, Maryland
Hockey sticks work really well. they give you good leverage and they will be able to be put in your pump and the wood wont ding your impeller if you are careful.