clutch lever arm removal

[CovKid]

clutch lever arm removal - anyone know a sure-fire way to get one off (without explosives) or is it a case of grinding through old release fork and removing afterwards in a vice?

[Aidan]

ay up mate is the gearbox off the van or insitu ?
if off the van then take bellhousing off and send it over to me I have a special puller for doing the job
insitu plus gas rost off heat plus gas rost off heat patience etc... and pry bars skinned knuckles swearing

[CovKid]

Aha - forgot I could remove bell housing. Smart idea. Yep, I think I could deal with it on that basis. Many thanks.

Other option I suppose is to cut through the fork shaft with an angle grinder (it has to go anyway) to at least get it out and deal with lever using a heavyweight vice and pry tools. Mine has flattened out where it makes contact with bearing. I must admit, since Marcus gave me a hand at the weekend and built up fork with weld, it runs sweet as a nut. In hindsight, it must have been bad for at least a year as I can't get over how quiet the van is now - and so slick on gear changes. However, I'd best replace the shaft.

[Aidan]

if you heat treat the welded repair after filing it to shape it lasts years, only problem with welding insitu is the nylon bush can get melted