Over kill install of crank?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Sunday, July 07, 2013 - 02:16 pm:

Just finished rebuilding the crank ... new bushing, spring, ratchet & pin, as well as crank pulley and pin. The new shim was a bugger to get in, and I flared the end quite a bit. After getting rid of the big burr on the inside, I decided to put bronze washers on both sides of the shim, to keep a bit extra pressure on the return spring, and to keep the spring from wearing too much on the flared shim.

Crank Rebuild -1

Nope, probably not kosher, but should last a while!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 02:16 pm:

I don't understand where you installed a shim. Do you mean the bushing?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 09:09 pm:

at both ends of the steel bushing, there's a brass shim/washer. ONe's just to the right of the return spring, the other between the engine side of the bushing and the ratchet. Jury's still out if it's going to work properly. I don't think the one by the spring should hurt anything ..but I wonder if the one next to the ratchet might keep the ratchet too close to the pulley. Probably not good to mess with mother nature .. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Monday, July 08, 2013 - 09:29 pm:

If the ratchet is riding too close to the pulley and the pin in it, you will hear it.

It goes "cling, cling, cling" in a very disturbing way. You'll immediately wonder: What the H--- is that awful noise! Then go out and pull the ratchet away from the pully & pin & all will be ok again.

BTW, don't ask me how I know that...

Keith


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