Rocker arm removal?

[slamdam97]

So I got my new cam and rocker arms to repair my idiota' problem. The repair manual lists a yamaha slide hammer to remove them. I was gonna try to make one with a long M6 bolt and a weight or big fender washer or something. Anyone done this? Or know where a slide hammer would be available from?
Thanks....

 

[bickel76]

we made a slide hammer with the bolt and washer and used a slide hammer for a car. the slide hammer was huge and we had a hell of a time getting them out. there is no way that little dinky yamaha slide hammer would have worked. i dont know why mine were so hard to get out, but it worked. if you dont want to make one, i would assume that your yamaha dealer would be able to get you one or you could probably even try your auto parts store.

 

[troys3175]

Screw making a slide hammer. This is how I pulled my rocker pins; Take a 1.5 inch long bolt that will screw into the pin(m6?). Screw the bolt in at least 1/2 an inch then lock a pair of vise grips on the end. Use a ladyfoot pry bar on the visegrip and pry the pin out. You may have too reposition the vise grip a couples time but it will work without trying to find a slide hammer.

If you can't figure out how to do it like I said let me know and I'll take some pictures of how to do it.

 

[bickel76]

if you use the pry bar, just make sure that you keep it prying perpendicular.

 

[slamdam97]

Gave up. We tried doing the vice grip trick, even hit the vise grips with a hammer. Didn't budge, so I dropped them off at the dealer. Should have them back Monday unless the shafts are ruined, too.

 

[boxhead]

Use a m6x1.0mm with the 5lb knocker set from mac tools, it's only 35 bucks for the whole slidehammer set. You have to get a bolt that's long enough however, and made of high carbon steel. That set worked excellently for me.