illinilefttackle 399 #1 Posted July 26, 2016 Hi Guys- I'm working on a 1973 Raider 12- 6 speed. It has a blown rod and a small chunk out of the piston skirt. Surprising the inside the motor is in pretty good shape-Crank Journal has aluminum clinging to it. I plan to use Easy Off Oven cleaner to get the aluminum off- & then Mic the journal and see if it true. Cam. lifters, etc look good- i wanted to take out the Balance Gears so I took the closest one out first by removing the spring clip. But the back one is a different story-after looking at it from several angles- I placed the crank in a position so the gear or the pin its on would not hit it-then I drove the pin holding the rear Gear on inward into the crankcase until it came out completely-Gear & all- it just took a minute or two to find a place to put the crank in that would let the gear come out- Then I drove the pin back into its hole from the out side of the block to seal up the hole- It worked like a charm! Has anyone ever tried this before? I didn't feel comfortable trying to break the rear gear with a Hammer & chisel- Thanks- Al 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
