Trying to rebuild my pedal cluster, rust fighting back >> got it apart Options

[Chris914n6]

I popped the roll pin out of the clutch arm. Soaked it, hammered it, stuck it in a vise and muscled it, no budge. What's the trick?

[bdstone914]

I popped the roll pin out of the clutch arm. Soaked it, hammered it, stuck it in a vise and muscled it, no budge. What's the trick?

Yes heat. Heat it until the bushings catch fire and burn them out.
If you hammered on the end of the shaft you will mushroom it and never get it out. Hammer the shaft back in by placing the clutch shaft end with the lower clutch arm over the spread vice jaws. Hit straight down just enough to get it to move.
Now inspect the end to see if it is mushroomed. If so file or grind down the flare on the end.

Then clamp the other end of the clutch shaft in the vice and using a large adjustable wrench twist the lower clutch shaft wist back and forth until you can get at least 1/4 turn of movement. Don't use to much force in twisting. I have twisted the hole shaft and stretched the round roll hole oval.

If that is not clear I can take pictures tomorrow. I have had a few out of the couple hundred I have rebuild where I could not get the lower clutch to move. I then grind through the lower clutch arm with an angle grinder.
If you have to do that I can supply a replacement part.

Last resort send it to me and I will rebuild it.
Bruce