Any secrets to getting one out?
Tried heat, vicegrips (worthless), side cutters, little chisels, etc.
No joy yet.
I need to polish a crank nose.

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Weld some scrap metal to it.
Long metal.. Grind a slit in it. Then weld the metal with the slit onto the key. Hammer it out.


Greg

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Tap on one end of the key with a hammer. This should raise the other end. Then use a center punch on the raised end to remove the key.

I've done what Kesteb said. If stuck, heat with propane torch, hit with PB Blaster or similar, or a wax candle, and try again. Normally I never touch mine, only if damaged.

Lou

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Really! Maybe I'm overly cautious, but I'd be concerned about removing too much metal, and having a loose fit for the balancer.
Why are you polishng it? Trying to get rid of a seal groove?

I wonder if some previous owner glued it in place?

Roger

Rusty on the end.

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Molasses solution soak follwed by wire wheel?

Lou

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Did you get out?

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12.70 @ 104.6

Nope
I had to move over to another crank
I got it to move up a bit on one end but could not get under it

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I had a similar problem.
That is why I used the method I mentioned above.

This of course was an in vehicle/ in block solution too.

Greg

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I havent given up, just doing some other stuff.

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