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DO NOT take the flywheel nut completely off when pulling the flywheel… unless you want to remove some of your (yes your own) teeth.
Loosen the nut and back it off a couple of turns, leave the nut in place.
Joe
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40 flywheels are as bad as they come, to remove. Read and re-read Garry-in-Michigan’s advice and do everything he says, especially using an OMC flywheel puller; otherwise there is a very good chance you won’t be getting it off.
Long live American manufacturing!
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Crowley Marine has a good price for the OMC Puller PN 0378103. I shopped around a couple of years ago, and this was the best deal, at that time, for a new one.
https://www.crowleymarine.com/parts/16323.cfm
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I had the correct puller on my 1962 40 hp Gale, and when all else failed, this
is how I got mine off.
The flywheel key was “galled” bad, but I don’t know if that had anything to
do with it not wanting to pop off.
Hopefully yours comes off better!
Prepare to be boarded!
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You will appreciate the “shoulder bolts”. You get the correct amount of bolt thread in the flywheel every time. Just turn them until they stop at the shoulder.
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