Primary clutch removal HELP!!!!!!

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Vmax xtc 1997

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Hi,

Any clutch removal specialist her!!!!!! Vmax 600 xct 1997

I had to pull the primary, purchased the puller to do so..... but was not able to snap the clutch out. It felt like the amount of force I was using in the end was too much, so I tried to remove the puller. It got out to a certain point, but was rolling out not straight, a bit in a spiral and then would just spin in there and no longer back out....... I am pretty sure I stripped the treads. No matter what it has to come out.

Any advice????

CLUTCH PULLER.jpg
 
Boy, yep, sounds stripped.
Best thing to do is put pressure to it with the puller, then tap puller with a hammer, almost always will pop.
Maybe run it back in if it will grab anything, then try tapping the puller ?
 
You don't want to hit the puller with a hammer, that's not good for the crank bearings. I ALWAYS fill the bolt hole with grease before I turn the puller into the clutch, the grease adds hydrolic pressure and the clutch pops off super easy.
 
similar like the guys that flip it on the side and fill with water and teflon tape on the treads...... no longer an option in my situation. I know it no longer unscrew I have not tried to screw back in.

It was getting so hard to turn the puller without the clutch moving that I was afraid to destroy something else..... what is holding it so strong?
 
There is hitting the puller and there is tapping the puller, its not the force of the blow, its the vibration. I always hear "dont hit it with a hammer" but seriously, the bearings are hardened steel, can they not take a lite tap?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwXdcflGgvs
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/flywheel-removal-made-easy.202269/
You must have bent the pointy part, I would not thread it back in, I would solve getting it out then move onto the problem of getting it off.
 
Tap is not going to damage anything, and always works for me, and no, i would not hit it.
That’s why I said tap.

What’s holding it is the corrosion more than likely, that’s why the tap works so well once there is pressure on the puller. I think at this point it needs to go back in or out, i would try in, and then a tap or 2. Maybe it will pop, then at least you can run a tap into the threads once the clutch is off.
Little late, but always make sure your puller has enough threads going in.
I used one that a buddy had once that barely had enough thread to grab. May have been for the older Yamaha clutches. Not sure.
 
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To get puller out try putting the box end of a big box wrench on the inside of that bolt head. while pushing out on the box wrench try and back out puller. Just looking at puller in pic it does not look like correct puller? Hard to tell until you get it out. The crank end can be chased with a tap if you messed it up. But get that puller out. Order a OEM one that won’t bend and give it another try. The water and grease trick are the way to go.
 
It's a bit late but its a good idea to put some lube on the threads of the puller before using. I use anti-seize.
 
Clearly you’re beyond this point now and have to get what you have out but like others have stated above for future use OEM or EPI pullers and the hydraulic trick helps. I’ve also let some stubborn ones sit with pressure on them overnight and either come out to them popped off in the morning or have them pop with just a bit more pressure added in the morning. I’ve fortunately never had one get stuck in so can’t offer you means to removing what you have now but hopefully others can chime in to help with that.
 
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