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Mart · 11-17-2019, 07:29 PM

Thanks Murre for the helpful suggestions. I've never tried that method. I will be getting the pistons out soon, I'm not really looking forward to it.

On an old English 21 stud I was able to knock the heads of the pistons off surprisingly easily by putting a metal bar up inside the piston and hitting from below. When I tried this on a 59A it was really difficult and didn't work well at all. I will give that a try first and see how it goes.

What I am worried about at the moment is getting the cam and followers out.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Mart.

11-17-2019, 07:29 PM	#25
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,755	Re: Flathead Friday. New project. Rusty Crusty Flatty. VIDEO. Thanks Murre for the helpful suggestions. I've never tried that method. I will be getting the pistons out soon, I'm not really looking forward to it. On an old English 21 stud I was able to knock the heads of the pistons off surprisingly easily by putting a metal bar up inside the piston and hitting from below. When I tried this on a 59A it was really difficult and didn't work well at all. I will give that a try first and see how it goes. What I am worried about at the moment is getting the cam and followers out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Mart.