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  1. hercfe

    hercfe Karting

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    #1 hercfe, Sep 8, 2015
    Okay, so like many of you, I had to take the pumpkin off (I upgraded to the Hill flange/TO bearing after a small leak). First off, I would like to say a big THANK YOU!! to the brotherhood. The threads on here, and the wealth of knowledge made it easy, along with all the help from Daniel at Ricambi. This forum really rocks!!!

    Back to the point of this thread. So I went through the typical cursing, throwing things, etc. of trying to get that damn pumpkin back on. By far, the quickest way I got it on was the technique of getting it started on the prop shaft, which I found to be not that difficult with spinning, and adjusting, till it went. By this I mean, that it will go only so far as just sliding into the top stud holes. From here no matter what you do, it won't go further until you line up the outer shaft teeth. I did this by pulling the pumpkin off, depressing the throw out bearing to the stops, putting pumpkin back on to the stud, then using a long straight slot screwdriver to turn the teeth on the outside prop shaft ring while wiggling the pumpkin, and within a few seconds, it slid right on, easily. Took me 10 minutes once figuring this out. Hope this helps!
     
  2. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #2 AceMaster, Sep 8, 2015
    Nice job
     
  3. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #3 ernie, Sep 9, 2015
    +1

    Nice job.
     
  4. jochem00

    jochem00 Formula Junior

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    #4 jochem00, Sep 9, 2015
    well, why not put the car with the wheels on the ground, put in 6th gear and push against the pumkin while the car rolls forward.

    never took me more than 20 seconds to get the flywheel/pumpkin back on.

    or have somebody turning one wheel with gear in 6th if car is up in the air.
     
  5. vvassallo

    vvassallo F1 Veteran

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    #5 vvassallo, Sep 9, 2015
    This what we been saying. Erie and I figured it out on my car. It is easier with 2 people however.
     
  6. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #6 Wade, Sep 9, 2015
    I recently installed a Hill thrust bearing and flange. The pumpkin was a hell of a good time but went on easily after perfecting the disc alignment.

    The clutch bleed? 10 minutes max and the easiest of any car that I've ever done.
     
  7. dapper

    dapper Formula Junior

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    #7 dapper, Sep 9, 2015
    I did pretty much as the OP describes and worked real fine for me too.
     
  8. phrogs

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    #8 phrogs, Sep 9, 2015
    That works great IF you have a helper. His works for all us lonely ****s that have no one to help us.
     
  9. hercfe

    hercfe Karting

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    #9 hercfe, Sep 9, 2015
    Car was in the air with the rear wheels off...
     

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