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Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:44 am: |
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some fine fellow posted a pic with dimensions of a hunk of aluminum used to keep the engine from rotating while removing the drive pulley and primary drive sprokets -- since I don't remember what said fellow called it, my attempts to use the search function have given me a greeat deal of pleasure in finding lots of things I'm not looking for, but no hit on the tool can anyone help a middle-aged burnout? thanks a million! |
Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise)
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:46 am: |
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Bomber, I have actually utilized a folded up towel wedged into the primary chain. Its cheezy but works great. |
Mikej
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:46 am: |
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Do a search for the last 18 hours, someone posted another pic of it. It is 4" long if that is the main dimension you need, I think it was 3/4" wide or so, based upon my variable memory, the dimensional thickness varies with my memory. Hope this helps. |
Grndskpr
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 12:09 pm: |
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Impact gun, no need for the tool R |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 12:14 pm: |
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Greg -- I LOVE cheesy (as you well know) Grounder -- i'll have to do something cheesy when installing the thing again Mike -- thanks! |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 12:22 pm: |
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4"x1.5"x3/8" 99x1 posted it just recently in the Knowledge Vault - Primary Drive section. Looks like almost any width would work. |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:14 pm: |
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thanks DJ! |
Lake_bueller
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:29 pm: |
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Bomber....suprisingly, my leatherman was the perfect size. One more great reason to own 2 or 3 of them |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:44 pm: |
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your leatherman grabbed a 1 7/8" nut! wow, remind me to stay away form your leatherman! |
Road_thing
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:50 pm: |
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I find that the traditional red shop rag works better that the fancy embroidered dish towels from the kitchen! rt |
Bluzm2
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 01:53 pm: |
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Wider is better, that way you can catch all three teeth wide on both the drive and clutch. Less chance of deforming a tooth.... |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 03:40 pm: |
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and goodness knows, at my age (and thing's as well) we need to take care of our teeth! thing, I was recently informed that christmas was over, I didn't need to decorate the house, and that, in any case, aluminum swarf most definately did NOT equal tinsel -- thought you might be able to relate btw, are those fancy dish towels EVER used for anything? |
Lake_bueller
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 03:55 pm: |
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Are you talking about this tool Primary Locking Tool posted by Al on Jan. 12? |
Newfie_buell
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 04:09 pm: |
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Old red shop rag and impact gun works wonders?!? Remember its a big ole chunk of tractor engine we got!!!!! |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 04:33 pm: |
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Lakester -- yep! i've got the stock at home (never throwing anywthin away helps) all my shop rags have been washed too much, and are no longer red (darned commie shop rags, anyways!) |
Bluzm2
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 04:48 pm: |
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Bomber, I just KNEW someone would chime in with a teeth remark!} |
Road_thing
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 04:58 pm: |
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Bomber, I can relate. I have recently been asked ordered to disrobe in the garage before returning to the house after my metal-butchering sessions. BTW, I built a new toy I want to show you. Film at eleven. rt |
Bomber
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 05:04 pm: |
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looking forwward to it, thang bluz -- yeah, well, some things ain't what they used ta be, yes? {grin} |
Road_thing
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 06:45 pm: |
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Bomber, BluzM2, here ya go! Runs like a little champ, it does... rt |
Firemanjim
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 08:04 pm: |
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Shop rag and impact won't work when you are torqueing to proper spec putting back together. |
Buelliedan
| Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 08:20 pm: |
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I personally use the nylon remains of an old primary chain adjuster. Just jam it in between the teeth and the chain then torque it down.. It works very well |
Newfie_buell
| Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 07:59 am: |
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Never thought of that Dan, RT - what is that? |
Road_thing
| Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 09:27 am: |
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Newfie: It's a little motor that runs on compressed air. The flywheel is in the middle, the cylinders hang off the sides, and the cranks are the little brass wheels above the cylinders, which oscillate on pivots as the cranks spin. You can see one of the pivots under the flywheel, it's got a spring compressed between a couple of washers to hold the cylinders against the frame but still allow them to move. As the cylinders wobble back and forth, they uncover (and cover) intake and exhaust ports that let compressed air in and out, that's what drives the pistons down in the bores. For reference, the whole thing is about 4" wide, the flywheel is about 2.75" in diameter, bores are .5" and stroke is .75". Here's another look: There was nothing good on TV this winter, so I've been playing in the shop... rt Topic Police: Please note the red "engine immobilization tools" that form the backdrop for the pix--that's what makes them relevant to this thread! |
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