Removing all the required parts for Powder Coating on 2005 620 and this damn oil seal ring in the clutch cover wont come out. I think last time I did this I may have left it in but that's not an option now as I've butchered the rubber portion trying to use a flat head screw driver to pry it out as described in the Haynes Manual. I've read every post I could find on this here and on other forums but no solid tips outside of using a heat gun to expand the inside portion of the clutch cover which I tried but that metal is pretty thick there so I'm not sure if it's actually making a difference. Either way it's not coming out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Feeling frustrated here... [bang]
Pictures would help. Maybe a pick or something that is curved and sharp?
Here's a pic of mine. It's item number 9 in the diagram below. Frustrating this is I got it out before but that was 4 years ago and I dont recall how. Even found my post here asking the same damn question 4 years ago. [laugh]
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4412/36233765364_6e15dd50ab_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XcRw5u)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/XcRw5u) by ricknieto (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65036619@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4403/37029692905_3b0aa5d11e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YqbRB8)clutch-cover (https://flic.kr/p/YqbRB8) by ricknieto (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65036619@N04/), on Flickr
Dremel to the rescue! Carefully cut the ring with a dremel and was able to pull it out.