[SEL] Removing Damaged Jib Keys

[Steve Royster]

Tom, The answer of course was  something not fitting correctly! Slot was bigger than the key and will have to be fitted with a larger key which I will pick up at the next show. The hub was solid and not split however. See you at Reidsville show next month. Thanks Steve
 
> From: Germoamer at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:35:37 -0400
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Removing Damaged Jib Keys
> 
> Steve,
> 
> I did not think tapered keys had a tendency to loosen unless there was 
> something not quite fitting up correctly, like slot bigger than key or taper not 
> quite correct. I have "blued" keys, loosely driving them in and retracting to 
> see where they rubbed and filing to make a good metal to metal fit along the 
> length of the key. If the shaft to hub bore has too much clearance from some 
> "loosening" wear might also cause this problem. 
> 
> Jimmy mentioned split with straight keys versus solid hubs with tapered 
> keys. Would all the problems over the years with us trying to remove tapered 
> keys been solved by everyone using split hubs? Could a split hub have used with 
> a tapered key? 
> 
> Kerry sure had some good "Yankee" ingenuity in removing his key. 
> 
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
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