[SEL] Hercules flywheel key removal.

[peter ogborne]

Bill ,I had the same problem with a 4 HP Cooper .When I tried the 
conventional method of getting the Gib Head Key out the head just snapped 
off ,the metal was crystallised. I welded a NF x 5/8 bolt to the remains of 
the key ,set up some spacers and wound her up ....still no movement. I then 
tried what you should not do ,used some Fox wedges between the flywheel hub 
and the bearing cover .....this combined method worked, a bit at a time !
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillMil357 at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: [SEL] Hercules flywheel key removal.


> Hey Men,
>
> I got a problem, I needed a flywheel for a 1 3/4S Hercules so I bought a
> Hercules block with crankshaft and both flywheels,  At the SIAM show, I 
> got  one
> flywheel off the shaft, it just had a regular square key in the flywheel 
> but
> the other one has a tapered key driven in the keyway, with no hook on the 
> end
> of  the key to pull it out, I clamped some Vise Grips on the key and tried 
> to
> pull  it out but the VG's just slipped off the key, I haven't asked for 
> any
> help in a  little while but I sure need some now from you experienced 
> mechanics,
> also the  flywheel's on my old engine just round over on the inside of the
> outer rim of  the flywheel  Serial NO. 326214, where the inside edge of 
> the rim
> on the  flywheel's I bought at the SIAM show made a step down before it 
> got to
> the  spokes, Ser. No. 375731. Will these Flywheel's interchange?  I put up
> three  pictures on my Diesel List, I will list a address to the first one 
> then
> click on  the blue arrow at the top right corner of picture to go to the 
> next
> pic.
>
> _http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showphoto.php?photo=32220_
> (http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showphoto.php?photo=32220)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Miller
> Memphis, TN.
>
>
>
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