97SS0594

can i just use a puller to remove the 3 sided hub that is on the crank but behind the timing cover? we are putting the motor from a 95 into a 97 and the 95 didnt have this pickup hub on it.

Injuneer

Do you mean the CKP reluctor gear?

97SS0594

sure, im not sure what its called. it has 3 sides and sits infront of the crank shaft timing gear.

Green96Z

If it is the reluctor ring you're talking about, it should have 4 ears on it. It should also pull off the crank very easily, no need for a puller.

MEAN LT1

I think hes talking about the hub. Sears sells a good puller for this, its what I always used.

Injuneer

Hard to tell....

It's "infront of the front timing gear", "but behind the timing cover." Sure sounds like the reluctor gear to me.

Let's try this, using Shoebox's stuff:

Is it part #45?



... or does it look like a flat disc with 4 lobes?

IROCThisZ28ForLife

yeah, how the hell do you take part#45 off???

sn8ke eatr

alright listen, alot of people ask this question.


listen to me lol i spent 2 ENTIRE days trying to get mine off, i almost resorted to pulling the motor.i used everything from hammers to torches to every puller i could find so listen close.

go to autozone,
rent the puller made by chrystler(sp)

i used many others, bent grade 8 bolts and stripped threads etc. use that one, it will come off no problem and use the longer of the 2 rods you get in the kit, youll understand what i mean when u look at it.

good luck

playa7970

easy just search for my post after my experience i hate crank hubs

ulakovic22

I think he's talking about the reluctor wheel. Is the computer going to be OBD2 or OBD1? If you are sticking with OBD2 then make sure you have the correct timing cover and crank key as well. It should just pull off with little effort, may need a screwdriver to pry a little bit but not much. If going OBD1 then you still need it as a spacer to use the shorter hub, unless you have a OBD1 hub. All this of course is assuming your 95 motor is OBD1.

sn8ke eatr

no he said it was number 45 of that diagram.. he means the hub i think

sbs

"He", as in the OP, has said no such thing.

Injuneer

Please don't highjack someone elses thread..... you can see the confusion you've caused in the last couple posts.

97SS0594

it was the reluctor ring, thank you guys for the help! i just took a big screw driver wrapped in a rag and tapped down betwoon the ring and the gear and it came right apart! no i need to swap out the keys as i am OBDII and the motor we are using is OBDI

ulakovic22

Make sure you use the OBD2 timing cover as well for your CPS.