[SEL] Hercules flywheel key removal.

[Paul Maples]

Bill do you have a welder?

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillMil357 at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:59 PM
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,
>