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Originally Posted by Rob
Step 1 is to get the origional pinion gear off of the FP motor. I have no experience with the gear pulling technique mentioned above. We found that the original FP pinion is too tight to punch out with a pin punch and hammer. We ended up clamping the gear in a vise and cutting it with a hacksaw. This loosens it's grip on the shaft allowing you to pin punch it out. Be sure to cover all of the holes in the FP motor with tape! If you do not the magnets will pull metal filings into the motor and destroy it.
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Thank you for posting this step. I ordered one of the mentioned gear pullers with no success. The puller was too small for the FP pinion so I am looking for other options. I'll try the hack saw - punch method !