Re: HELP: Generator and Timing Chain 1927 8 Cylinder

Posted by Tim Cole On 2012/9/13 17:12:38

Oh brother.

Gee, I think you could have fished the dumb thing back into place with a coat hanger and a drift pin.

Anyway, it sounds like the damper is pulling against the bronze sleeve which is gives an impression of movement. There are also fiber spacers in there as well. I've seen those things so stuck that the motor comes apart with the damper stuck onto the crankshaft.

Step one is to get the pulley off then soak the darn thing. If the pulley is stuck, apply force with the puller and carefully heat the thing. As I recall there are two 5/16-24 screw holes to be used for removing the pulley. I had a home made deal for those pulleys (sic).

For future reference, if the gear falls into the motor it is probably easier to pull the pan and coax it back into place. As long as the motor isn't turned you can't put the thing together a tooth off.