[SEL] Petter Gib Key Update - Need Help!!!

Reg Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Wed Mar 30 16:44:37 PST 2005


When you manage to break the bolt off in the hole, you will wonder why you
didnt drill it right through!!

I suppose you can stuff it completely by breaking off a drill in the hole!

Here is something to think on.
THE FIRST TOUCH OF THE DRILL DECIDES IF THE JOB GETS TURNED TO SCRAP!!!
So, make damn sure you do it ALL properly. There aint any shortcuts. If that
drill starts off wrong, nothing you do will stop the drama developing.

Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Petter Gib Key Update - Need Help!!!


> I guess I'd drill, tap, screw in a grade 8 bolts and resort back to the
> slide hammer trick.
>
> This is supposed to be fun, Paul :-))
>
> RickinMt.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Stationary Engine List" <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:46 PM
> Subject: [SEL] Petter Gib Key Update - Need Help!!!
>
>
> Ok gang I have went from bad to worse on trying to remove the gib key from
> the little Petter Engine. Since I have no machining capabilities these are
> the things I have tried:
>
> (1) Pre-soaked the Gib Key with Kroil Penetrating oil for a week to start
> with.
> (2) Tried driving the Gib Key in just a little more to loosen it - it did
> not move.
> (3) Tried driving the Flywheel in just a little to break the bond on the
gib
> key - it did not move.
> (4) Used an original Gib Key Removal tool - succeeded in breaking off the
> tang on the Gib Key.
> (5) Welded a bolt onto the Gib Key and used a knocker to loosen it - it
just
> broke the weld on the gib key - done this four times with no success.
> (6) Welded the knocker bolt onto the Gib Key one more time, heated the
> flywheel hub a little with a torch, tried knocker again and just broke the
> weld.
> (7) Tried welding a Hex Nut on top of the flywheel with one flat of the
hex
> nut facing the flat side of the flywheel, trying to make a new tang on the
> Gib Key to use the Gib Key Puller with - broke weld.
>
> Here are some pictures:
>
> The first picture once again just shows the little 1-1/2HP Petter I am
> working on.
> The second picture shows the Gib Key status when I first started trying to
> get it out.
> Remaining pictures show the current state of the gib key - as you can see
> the gib key has about a 1/2 to 3/4" now broken off of it now.
>
>
> http://client.webshots.com/photo/309747100/309747100ygAQhr
>
> So now here in my dilemma. I have no machining capabilities, the key has
> some of it broken off now, whatever I try next needs to work as I am
running
> out of gib key. I need someone to tell me what they think would be the
> method most successful for me to try next.
>
> Thanks everyone for the help, this gib key is about to put me in the
insane
> house................I belong there anyway.
>
> Paul
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