[SEL] Need Help with 1-1/2 HP Petter

[Paul Maples]

Jeff, I better send you a new set of pictures tomorrow showing you what it 
looks like now which is not good. The large end of the gib key broke off and 
I have tried three times to weld a bolt to what is left but the weld always 
breaks before the key comes out. I have turned the engine on it's side with 
the flywheel with the stuck gib key up in the air. I then doused it real 
good with some more Kroil penetrating oil. Since I no longer have a tab on 
the end of the broken gib I was thinking about getting a square nut and 
position it on top of the broken gib key, position it so that one flat side 
is parallel to the face of the flywheel and then weld this nut to the top of 
the broken key. In other words I am making a new tab in order to try and use 
the gib key puller to get it out. If this fails then I am going to start 
trying to drill it out and collapse it like Reg said by rocking the flywheel 
against it.

I will take some new pictures tomorrow and send them out so you, and 
everyone else, can see my present situation which is worse but I am not 
giving up.

Thanks for all of the help.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Allen" <transteck at earthlink.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Need Help with 1-1/2 HP Petter


> Paul,
>
> Just looked at your pictures again. I think drill and tap is you best 
> option here. You are close enough to the end of the crank to do this. My 
> situation would not allow it. Hard to tell from the picture, but probably 
> 1/4 SAE would work. 5/16 would be better if you can get away with it. 
> Center punch carefully and drill in a 1/4 inch or so, then tap it. Grade 8 
> bolt and give it a shot. Have one other idea if that don't work.
>
> Jeff Allen