Hi Dramapig, CyberJack and DeeJay,
As far as the removal of the clutch body is concerned, sometimes you will need a 3 jaw gear puller as you only need the slightest amount of fouling with the key steel and you'll have a hard time getting it off the engine's PTO shaft manually. Please don't use a steel hammer as this will only get you into more strife.
3 Jaw pullers are cheap enough from the Asian import shops and you'll use it again and again. Just ensure that the threaded screw is narrow enough to be able to fit inside the thrust bearing and come in direct contact with the PTO shaft.
I'll post a picture up tomorrow of the one that I use for all of my SB 45 work with a ruler next to it so you know exactly what size to get.
Cheers,
BB
UPDATE :
I wrote the above while Dramapig was posting up his previous post with pictures, as such my post is now out of sync.
Meanwhile a gear puller is still a good tool to have for removing the various gears and sprockets in the drive system.
Great to see you used the rubber mallet as both cast iron and the later alloy based clutch bodies don't respond well to harsh blows from steel hammers.
So far a good result from yourself.
Last edited by bonnar_bloke; 09/01/15 07:29 AM.
