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[:-] Helo all, I crashed my plane with the Brillelli 26 and due to the impact bended the crankshaft a litle bit. I have the model with the flywheel. I want to pull it apart to carry the crankshaft to be proffesionally straightend. However I cannot even take out the hub since I cannot look inside to see what wrench i need to loosen it. The manual I got wit the model did not specify any part.

Can someone please tell me what wrench is needed to loosen up the hub? so that i can take out the fly wheel and then be able to pull the engine apart?

Thank you, Randy

Tired Old Man

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Contact Scott at Brillelli direct. He will tell you exactly what you need to know about his engine the first time.

Scott Ellingson

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Randy. You will need to heat the hub up some. Just use a propane torch. What I do is bolt an old prop to the hub, put some starter rope in the sparkplug hole to prevent the engine from turning over, and then unscrew the hub. I use JB weld to keep it on so it will take a little heat to get it to let loose. If the crank is not twisted, it may be easier to have it straitened without removing it from the engine. I have done most of them that way. Then you do not need to remove the hub at all.