Putting the Volvo Back Together Again...

[CJFusco]

Some of you helped out when I couldn't get the tailshaft flange off my Volvo's tranny rear housing (Volvo Tranny Tail Seal Repair - I'm Stumped!)

Well, I am in the process of putting it back together again. The flange that is "supposed to slide right on and off" is not going back on the shaft very easily; not a surprise, since I needed a 3-arm puller to get it off in the first place. I cleaned out the spindles, used grease, and it still only will budge a millimeter every 10 mins or so - using a rubber mallett.

Any other suggestions on how to get the damn thing on faster? Are there any mechanical presses I could get that are as cheap and easy to use as the 3-arm puller?

[mattdavis11]

You might try to freeze it.

[gr8fl4porsche]

Block of wood and a 3lb hammer. Rubber mallets absorb too much of the blow.

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by mattdavis11
You might try to freeze it.

I think you mean heat it in an oven. This flange goes over the splined shaft yes?

[mattdavis11]

Whoops, yes on the shaft usually means over, my mistake. Heat the flange or freeze the shaft. If you can't get the shaft in the freezer, you need a bigger freezer.

[CJFusco]

well, if i work it down the shaft far enough, i can start tightening it down with the retaining bolt. kind of like a puller in reverse... but i will try the block of wood and the hammer.

And i don't think i'm putting anything in the freezer. The shaft is attached to the transmission...

[tab tanner]

I dead blow hammer works great for this kinda thing, Or a bock of wood and a BFH

[Nostril Cheese]

clean the mating surfaces VERY well. use a little lubricant.

if it goes into something else, freeze it.

if it goes around something else, heat it up.

kind of like directions for sex...

[Porsche_monkey]

Heat the OD in an oven 450-500. Put dry ice on the ID. It will go together easy.

Are you sure there isn't a burr somewhere causing it to hang up?