cyl removal

[mulderdad]

Am I missing something?
I can't get my cyl's off.
I Have everything removed ( heads,carbs,coolant drained etc...).
I have done everything but take a sledge to it. Tapped with a rubber mallet. But i'm nervous about hurting something. Is this normal?
Please help a frustrated guy out.

mul

 

[redsnake3]

did you tap the cylinders on the front and back to try and shimmy it loose? and all bolts are unbolted? the exhaust?

 

[mulderdad]

Exhaust off, flanges also off, pv's out. Tried tapping it at front and back. I have all the nuts off.

mul

 

[change_up]

There shouldn't be a problem then? Maybe those cylinders are just stuck on the base gaskets... I know even after the second time it was hard for me to get these SX cylinders off.

 

[yamyrider]

I had a hard time takin gmine off and had to keep tapping until it finally let go.

 

[RealDeal]

Sometime the alignment collers corode and get stuck on, try putting a good penetrating oil down around the top of the studs , let it seep down through the clearance hole on the cylinders.

 

[richierich]

did you take off the nuts that hold cylinder to crank case ? if so take a rubber mallet or dead blow hammer and give it some love taps as they said the dowel pins might be making it stick.

 

[mulderdad]

That's exactly what happened. The dowel pins were stuck real good.
Got em off. Thanks guys.

mul