Mikes off grid project

[mobile_bob]

Rob:

i concur!

there are so many heat and fit parts in my trade it isn't even funny

heat and fit ring gears are common
same for cam gears,
all sorts of brgs
even the old car axle brgs, that had the little collar that retained them
you split them with a chisel to remove, replaced the brg, and heated the new collar
and slipped it right down the axle shaft, into place, let er cool and she is locked for the life
of the brg.

lots of options if one puts his mind to it.

bob g

[Geno]

Mike, my tappet guides came out pretty easily without a puller after a good cleaning and some penetrating oil. Round jaw vice grips with dull teeth did the trick. Replace the cotter pins on the rod bolts, their cheap.

Thanks, Geno

[WGB]

Mike, my tappet guides came out pretty easily without a puller after a good cleaning and some penetrating oil. Round jaw vice grips with dull teeth did the trick. Replace the cotter pins on the rod bolts, their cheap.

Thanks, Geno

Mine also came right out Mike.

[lowspeedlife]

When I was a younger man.... I worked at a trans shop! Great learning experiance...
At the risk of over simplifying.... Replacement Ring Gears for standard trans flywheels (GM as well
as others) cost less than $20.00 dollars. I know this is still true as I replaced the Clutch in my Truck
last year and installed a new ring gear then it was $16.00 at NAPA.

Rob

Yup! ring gears are cheap, if you can find one that will fit your application. My flywheels are 20 inches in diameter, not many ring gears at the NAPA of that diameter, in fact, they could not find any in their parts catalog near that diameter. My wheels don't have any "lugs" made onto them to machine to the diameter required to hold the gear. So I'm left with paying $200.00 plus shipping & using the meteric starter, re-finding the 14 pitch gear I found previously, buying that & attempting to locate a starter to work with it, or having one made, in the pitch I want & going from there. I guess there is another option, machining an adapter to hold a clutch type flywheel between the engine flywheel & crankcase, but that will push my flywheel farther out & add weight, adding stress to my crankshaft & I don't like that idea.

It appears the starter bracket bolts to the three bolts that hold the crankshaft bearing carrier to the crankcase. I have no personal experiance with them but remember someone saying that puts undue stresses on the bearing carrier & the bolts, so watch out for loose nuts/studs in that area.

   Scott R.

[rcavictim]

Just an idea.  How about checking the parts departments of heavy equipment dealers like Caterpillar, IHC, etc.  Perhaps these machines, like bulldozers I'm thinking have larger ring gears on their larger flywheels.

[mbryner]

Just an idea.  How about checking the parts departments of heavy equipment dealers like Caterpillar, IHC, etc.  Perhaps these machines, like bulldozers I'm thinking have larger ring gears on their larger flywheels.

Not a bad idea.   I'll look into it.

[WGB]

Just an idea.  How about checking the parts departments of heavy equipment dealers like Caterpillar, IHC, etc.  Perhaps these machines, like bulldozers I'm thinking have larger ring gears on their larger flywheels.

And very large price!
Old tractors are popular now and prices are reasonable for IH, Case, Oliver, etc.
Many folks on the internet sell parts.

[vdubnut62]

Check some ring gears for the old 2 cylinder John Deeres, the fly wheels are pretty doggone big. Aftermarket might be cheaper that for a big Cat.
Ron

[rcavictim]

Glad I got some of you guys thinking outside of the box!

[vdubnut62]

Box? Box? what box?
Ron

[mike90045]

Shaft Collars !

I got 3 of them, from McMaster-Carr.  I went with the split style, not the setscrew. I figured the split style would grip a lot more than a set screw would. I hope to never find out.  The 2" fits the crank well, and the size is good - nearly makes a perfect cover/shield/retainer for the gib keys. Pics next week, they are still in the cam, and I'm going to Mass to visit my folks for a week - hey any members out on the Cape - that's near my folks. 
Mike