FLYWHEEL DOWELS !! Help

[TonytheTVR]

Hi all,

I recently had my 350i flywheel face skimmed and when I took it to the machine shop it had the three clutch locating dowels still in it as I couldn't remove them myself. I left it with the machine shop guys to remove them for me and skim the flywheel.
They skimmed the face but told me they could only remove one of the dowels and so cut the other two off and then skimmed the flywheel face leaving the two dowels in the wheel and flush with the newly skimmed face.
Obviously I now have the issue of removing the two dowel sections in the face of the wheel and I'm not sure how this csn be done ? ?
The machine guy suggested getting them spark eroded? Which I believe is an EDM process? But no doubt this wont be cheap?.

Any ideas guys that could help me?

Cheers
T

[TonytheTVR]

Yeh, I'm surprised they couldn't do it as there a long standing firm with all the kit to do machining work.

I would gave proffered to get a call to say they couldn't remove them and they I could gave had it back and possibly got them removed elsewhere, but its geen done now and I am where I am with it so need a solution to get the two dowels out.
Cheers

[TonytheTVR]

Ordered a new set of 3 dowels which should be with my by the weekend so will have them for reference as needs be. Like the idea of drilling and tapping the section of dowels in the wheel and extracting that way so could possibly do that. Thanks for the suggestion.
I'm in Coventry.
Cheers again.

[TonytheTVR]

Cheers tipster, appreciate the thought you may be able come and help so thanks for that anyway.

I'll update on progress,
T