97superchgedz28

searched and engine book says just comes off..well i even rapped it with a rubber mallet..not budgin..almost seems like its pressed on there.. any ideas?

KW Baraka

Rap harder.....

KW

Injuneer

It's very fragile, and it's not unusual to damage it when removing it. The factory manual recommends removing it with a brass hammer, and not reusing it.

I've never removed one, but I know you can reinstall by placing the reluctor gear on top of the ring gear, then using 4 bolts through the ring gear to pull the reluctor gear over the flange on the diff. Is it possible that the reluctor gear will only move (for removal) in one direction - i.e. toward the ring gear?

FirstYrLS1Z

If you're talking about the reluctor ring on the carrier,I've removed and installed many(without breaking). It will come off in either direction,but if ring gear in still mounted,it has to go off in the other direction.
Tap off with a hammer lightly in circular steps,eventually you see it begin to move. They are fragile and break easily. They're harder to install than to remove. Installing them requires that it be perfectly sitting on at the start and I use bolts,nuts,and washers thru the ring gear mounting holes to draw it on.

FirstYrLS1Z

97superchgedz28

reluctor ring on the crank..its got 6 wide teeth..i gently ended up using a jaw puller.. came off..book says just comes off. i asked on here because i am weary of removing anything if unclear. thanks anyway guys.

Injuneer

Weary..... or wary? Or both?