Praise God and Pass the ammunition- I finally got the darned thing apart !
I tried the tacho-Claw method-
I hung the assy from a wire from the ceiling- wired a short loop with a handle to lift by. heated around the exhaust side of the
joint with O-A torch around and around for about 6-8 minutes till the oil was steaming - (pulled out of a 5 gallon bucket of oil
and hosed down with gunk)
Lifted by home made handle (attached to core) and bumped around the edge of the exh. housing with a 5 pound engineers hammer. gradually I could see the lip rising ! kept coming and coming back wards out until it was clear and the housing fell about 2 inches onto a pile of cardboard (a soft landing spot)
I believe the little bolt-jack devices I started with WERE pushing it apart a little, though unevenly- so I hope when I was cranking those out and feeling something giving- that the giving feeling was the thing separating and NOT the core flange just bending. I am going on that assumption for now !
Going to sandblast the outside of the exh housing.
What could I soak the core in that wouldn't swell the seals ? Diesel fuel ? charcoal lighter (like diesel)
Would I be slap stupid NOT to get a seal kit and put new seals in it while it is apart ? (50-60K mile engine I was told)
Don't feel any end play- both blades look fine.
This thing has the regular hex nut on the compressor shaft- I may should have marked its clock position on the shaft-
will a different clock position on re-assembly throw the balance out for the fan-shaft-fan set ??????
Tim
( I didn't want to believe in the power of the sledge- but there are times when it is all that will work ! )