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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: timing cover: "stuck like a pig!" Reply #15 - 11/08/09 at 04:10:54 I took a large washer and ground it down to fit (tight) and then used a big a$$ crescent wrench....It finally came off.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: timing cover: "stuck like a pig!" Reply #16 - 12/16/09 at 21:46:40 For future reference, here is a tool that works well: Timing Plug Wrench IHTH someone!
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Re: timing cover: threaded CW or CCW?
Reply #17 - 12/17/09 at 11:59:05

JohnBoy wrote on 11/06/09 at 12:19:42:

What are your thoughts on riding it enough to heat it up, and then chilling the inspection port with canned air prior to unscrewing it?

Heating then chilling doesnt sound to good for the purpose of loosening, i think it hardens metal..

My cover was stuck like a pig too, everything i tried would fail, sometimes ending up with a small scratch or chip in cover slot. I got ticked, then it hit me.

Go riding for a while until you feel rejuvinated, come home grab a pair of gloves, large washer, screw driver and try again, So much easier while it was hot. I laughed after it popped loose. After that i screwed it back in gently becasue it was already hot and i couldnt check the valves so i went for another ride around town, after i got home made sure it was loose for the next morning.

In a nut shell i heated her up then popped her loose no pun intended

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Re: timing cover: threaded CW or CCW?
Reply #18 - 12/17/09 at 13:28:29

matt wrote on 12/17/09 at 11:59:05:

Heating then chilling doesnt sound to good for the purpose of loosening, i think it hardens metal..

You have to heat it to near melting, 800-900°F for aluminium.

The temp's we're running are not a concern.

Good tip about breaking it loose while still hot. I'll keep it in mind.

Also, a old brake pad fits in the slot real tite. The skinny end fits in w/out mod and use a wrench to turn. Or mod the retaining tab to fit the slot perfectly and no wrench needed.

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