Model Railroading > Removing flywheels from a can motor

Just curious how people have done this. I am remotoring a LL GP38-2 with a new can motor. I need to move the LL fly wheels onto to the new motor's shafts. A few years back, I took a soldering iron and heated the shaft of the old can motor and the heat broke the bond and the flywheels just slid off. Any other approaches? Thanks.

Bruce

NWSL makes a gear puller that may work.

Are they press fit or glued in?

I was able to pull them off the one I did last year (GP30).
I held one and pulled and twisted the other, it came off. Then I used a visegrip to hold the motor shaft on the end I just pulled, and repeated the other end.

It slightly marred the end I used the visegrip, but I trashed the motor anyway.

Thanks Matt, I pryed them off with a screw driver last night with little problem. The LL motor hit the rim and went into the trash can afterwards.

CIOR Wrote:
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> I was able to pull them off the one I did last
> year (GP30).
> I held one and pulled and twisted the other, it
> came off. Then I used a visegrip to hold the
> motor shaft on the end I just pulled, and repeated
> the other end.
>
> It slightly marred the end I used the visegrip,
> but I trashed the motor anyway.

brfriedm Wrote:
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> Thanks Matt, I pryed them off with a screw driver
> last night with little problem. The LL motor hit
> the rim and went into the trash can afterwards.
>
> CIOR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I was able to pull them off the one I did last
> > year (GP30).
> > I held one and pulled and twisted the other, it
> > came off. Then I used a visegrip to hold the
> > motor shaft on the end I just pulled, and
> repeated
> > the other end.
> >
> > It slightly marred the end I used the visegrip,
> > but I trashed the motor anyway.


Best place for that motor.