Commet Clutch Stuck On Shaft?

[spudkilla224]

Hello everyone, I aquirred a 3/4" bore clutch, and my Honda GX-160 Clone has a tapered shaft with out a key way, so i filed the keyway out of the clutch, and i broke a rule of don't hammer the clutch onto the shaft w/ a rawhide mallet, and now it's stuck. Why would a 3/4" clutch slide on or off a 3/4" shaft? i emery papered the shaft and its rust free, i also put a light coat of grease to help put the clutch on and that didn't help. Now i hav penetrating oil on the shaft. will that loosen up the clutch?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

You have likely screwed everything up, what were you thinking?

 

[solomon]

Use a puller

 

[spudkilla224]

no worries, i got it off. how do i tell if the clutch is damaged? i spun it while holding it, and it rotated fine without any rubbing sounds.

 

[solomon]

Clutch is most likely fine.

 

[drcrypto]

If it don't fit don't force it, just get a bigger hammer.

 

[KieranM]

spud:

Make sure the inside bore of the clutch is smooth ie. no swarf from the shaft is jammed onto it causing a tight fit on the shaft, slightly file it down with a file to remove any. This happen to me when i was fitting bearing onto a shaft, they would no go on, as the bearing bore was clogged up, (invisible to my eye but not to the shaft)