I need to remove the brake rotor backing plate to replace the tranny seal on the left side. I do not have a puller BUT, here is what I've tried so far....
Before, during, and after all of the removal methods described below I've bombarded the splined connection with penetrating fuild. I'm in the seventh day
I have used a steel plate and four C clamps as a puller. Rested the plate against the tranny drive shaft and clamped to the backing plate at four points.
I've tried just pulling it off with clamp pressure.
I've tightened the clamps (to the point that I've bent the shit out of and ruined all four of them) and tried hammering the plate against the shaft.
I've tried vibrating the plate with a hammer drill with the clamps tightened.
I've tried driving against the plate from the opposite side through the drive shaft with a rod and the BFH.
I've heated the backing plate twice, once trying to use the plate puller as described above and the other time heating it and tapping against all six bolt points from inside out.
I've tried tapping the backing plate at all six bolt points from every angle that I can get at that provides an outward direction (which isn't much as you can only put a hammer on one at a time from under the tranny and spin the plate for every hit).
I'm reluctant to really DRIVE at it using the tapping method as I'm sure that induces bad mojo on the drive shaft and bearings inside.
So, now I'm at my wits end. I will obtain a puller sometime this week and try that but I can't imagine it getting any easier as it hasn't seemed to budge using any of the methods I've described here.
I haven't tried using dry ice on the drive shaft to try and shrink it.
I haven't set fire to the Pilot to see if I can burn it off.
I haven't taken a cutting wheel to the backing plate and ordered another one.
I haven't removed the tranny and split the case to remove the shaft and drive the backing plate off.
Any thoughts out there?