clutch puller snapped off - now what?

[sledparts]

ugh

have a 2000 DS and can't get the primary clutch off. I was getting worried I was going to bend my good hardened puller so I put the el cheapo in to wack it a few times with my bfh. nothing budging and then when I went to remove the puller it snapped off. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

So now not only is the froze clutch still on the crank but it has a puller stuck in it.

This is the second of 5 carts I have tried to pull the primary and it refused to pop off. I am using an impact and it just seems like these are way over torqued from club car? I have probably pulled 100+ snowmobile clutches and only 1 time did I have one I couldn't remove.

At this point I'm going to just cut it off but is this a common problem with these?

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by sledparts

ugh

have a 2000 DS and can't get the primary clutch off. I was getting worried I was going to bend my good hardened puller so I put the el cheapo in to wack it a few times with my bfh. nothing budging and then when I went to remove the puller it snapped off. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

So now not only is the froze clutch still on the crank but it has a puller stuck in it.

This is the second of 5 carts I have tried to pull the primary and it refused to pop off. I am using an impact and it just seems like these are way over torqued from club car? I have probably pulled 100+ snowmobile clutches and only 1 time did I have one I couldn't remove.

At this point I'm going to just cut it off but is this a common problem with these?

You probably have a rust bond.

[sledparts]

Originally Posted by scottyb

You probably have a rust bond.

no rust - clutch and crank end are both shiny just over-torqued from the factory is my opinion. I really shouldn't have to use a plasma cutter to remove a clutch