PTO removal

[pav]

I just pulled my 720 engine and was following your removal process that I printed from online, it shows my engine pretty much through the whole removal process until I get to the PTO removal, then it swaps over to a Yamaha. How do I get the PTO off of my 720 motor? It is different from the Yamaha pictured. What do I put in or on it to turn it, and also, how do I keep the engine from flopping around on my bench. Everything else has been removed except for the PTO & mounting frame. Thank you, Pav

[Technical Support]

They all spin off the same way - use a strap or chain wrench around the large diameter. Use heat if you need to and a pipe for leverage. Put some rope down the rear plug hole to bind up the piston and stop the crank from turning.

[pav]

It is a smooth painted finish though, nothing to really grab on to. I tried a strap wrench, and all it did was spin around on it. Any position you recommend the engine being in? Every time I try to turn it, it flops around. This thing is really on there, I folded up a rag, stuck it half way through the exhaust port, and it cut the rag in half!

[dank]

Use a cotton rag rolled up. You need two people and a propane tourch.

[george]

is there some reason not to just use an impeller tool?

[Technical Support]

No reason other than it's not convenient to aquire most of the time and most people balk at purchasing a special tool for a one-time use. It can be purchased through www.watercraftmagic.com or some local dealers.

[george]

Thanks. As special tools go, its a pretty cheap one. Your instructions might say "if you have the tool...otherwise..."