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Tusk crankshaft intstaller tool

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I bought this to use when rebuilding a bottom end recently:

http://www.rockymountainmc.com/productD ... lyId=17166

It worked very well, with no damage to the cases. I could have used my press, but would have had to rig up a way to support the cases and yet get around the various shafts and such that would be in the way. This was much simpler. On the YZ, there wasn't a good surface for it to bear against on the clutch side, so I just took some angle iron sections and spanned them across the case, for the tool flange to rest on.

Well made tool for a fair price.
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Post by Grayhorse »

I just purchased this tool and tried to use it today, I found there is NO WAY to attatch it to the left side of the crank. The adapters included in the kit are to small, I dont know how you got it to work it wouldn't work for me.
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Post by Colorado Mike »

Well, I used it on a YZ, not a KDX. The strange thing is that the flywheel removal tool for my KDX worked perfectly on the YZ, which would tell me the threads are the same. What year is your bike?
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The fly wheel puller uses 27x1.0mm left hand threads in the flywheel not the crank. It just pushes on the crank with the jack bolt.
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Post by Grayhorse »

1996 KDX 200

On the fly wheel side of the crank the tusk crank puller/installer threads right on and works great, however on the clutch side the crank is to big for the tool. It just wont work.
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The tool won't work on the right side of the crank, but the crank will drop right in if you sweat it. I just put mine in the freezer for 20 mins and heated the bearing with a blowtorch. The crank dropped right in. Then I used the tool on the left side to rejoin the cases and it worked perfectly.
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good to know.
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Post by JoKDX220r »

Thanks Slick Nick for the suggestion !!!! I was really disappointed to discover that it didn't work on the clutch side.... :?
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No, but it works great on the other side to close the cases together properly and evenly. Just the one side needs to be done with the heat/freeze method.
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Post by Mr. Wibbens »

This tool is really not needed, cases go together really easy without it
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