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Originally Posted by ytech15
I noticed the crack while using the slide hammer. I decided to butcher the flange thinking I'll be able to remove the front cover - I made a mistake. I don't feel very comfortable heating the camshaft or splicing the remainder of the flange WITHOUT harming the camshaft.
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Mild heating of the flange won't harm the cam.
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Originally Posted by ytech15
Any possible risk with tapping the center of the flange and using once again the slide hammer to extract the reminder of the flange? I'll be using an M16x2.0 tap as I measured the inner diameter of the flange to be 14.2mm (+- 0.03) which is the diameter of the drill size used of this tap.
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There probably isn't enough material in the flanges center to make more then one thread. This flange is likely made from powdered metal so it will be brittle making a single thread not very strong.
Why was the flange being removed in the first place?