[SEL] WALLA! Stover Gib Key Out - Thanks to All

[Paul Maples]

Thanks Arnie, I appreciate you sharing this with me. I will file this away 
in my files as I am sure I will need it again in the future.

The Hot Glue Dam works great but just remember to pre-heat the cold steel 
and to also run a bead all the way around the shaft under the key to keep 
the oil from wicking out the front, this way it has to go all the way 
through the flywheel to get out. Also the meat has to be really clean.

Take Care Arnie,

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] WALLA! Stover Gib Key Out - Thanks to All


> Hi Paul (and others),
>
> When I was looking into gib key removal techniques I had gotten some good
> recommendations from Roland Craven in England.  He suggested using two
> tapered wedges with the tapers together.  The wedges are secured (as Dave
> Croft had suggested) using a clamp (with a V-block under the shaft) to
> keep the wedges from jumping out.  You then use a BFH in each hand and
> strike the two wedges together.  The advantage of the method is that you
> apply a lot of force very smoothly and square to the key rather than at an
> angle as the case would be with a single wedge or drift.
>
> I do like the idea of the Kroil dam.