does anyone know where i can get one of these tools to separate the 20b eccentric shaft for cheap? i'd rent it or whatever cause i only need to use it once. or, does anyone know a way around using this tool? it's way too expensive to buy for me. thanks

 

Scalliwag is making them,,, not really cheap from what i hear.
but i couldn't be bothered to make them up for people for the same price..
matt

 

whats the price ?

PS matt, hows that car of yours doing?? give me an update... i havent chatted with you in awhile. did you eventually work out all those problems you were having?? later, heath

 

which car are you asking about,, i have a few in the works
assuming your taking about the 88 AE 3 rotor its been put on hold
while i work on the rx2, as well as taking care of the kids ,,, kids take up
way to much time, so little time left for working on the car projects
twins will do that you know,,,, something i didn't know but learned.
if your going to have kids do the one at a time thing!
later
matt

 

contact 20b-3rotor he's selling them and they are pretty cheap

 

scalliwag? i'm sorry, i'm not familiar. . .is there a website or an email? any ballpark estimates on price?

 

We didn't use one on two 20B's done so far...don't really see why you would even need one...

 

It would be nice if someone was willing to rent these. Charge $30.00 + shipping and your done. Now you dont have to waste a ton of money for something you would hopefully use only once.

 

How did you separate the shafts? I've had my engine nearly two years and haven't even tried to open it up yet because of not having an e-shaft puller.

 

on the first one we used a torch to heat it up a little and it popped right out. The second one came out on it's own with a tap of the hammer

 

Thx for the reply! I may just as well remove the front section to see if I can separate mine too.

 

My eshaft was seperated by your first method.

But I would like to get a puller also?? so, who is making it??
Is the pic the actural puller?

 

yes, the pic is the actual puller from racing beat. price quoted ~$900

 

this is how we did it
http://www.rotaryforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12
just sift throught he pics and we have a few where i was seperating it.

as long as you're gentle, there shouldn't be a problem.

 

thanks guitar junkie. . .really helpful. . .
how's your project going?

 

you can find him on this forum or his own at:
http://www.vintagerotaries.com/FORUM/

 

that's actually my buddies motor. i'll be porting that sometime in the next week or so, but it'll be a good month or two before the car actually runs.
i got the new shell to replace my stolen car, but i'm still in the process of saving money for the 20b and ems... mine will start out as a streetport and i'm gonna try to use 2 of the big turbos (depending on how much manipulation is necessary). then i'll bump it up to a 72 or 78 later on down the road.

 

Holy Smokes!!

Thanks for that info.. I bet it could be copied for cheapers..

 

the hammer and pry bar work pretty good. just make sure to lay a towel or something down so you don't score the iron, don't hit too hard where you'd mess up the nut, and don't let the pry bar slip or you'll jack up the e-shaft. IMO the way we did it is kinda dangerous, but if you're patient and careful, it'll work. i went out and bought a 2bl copper sledge just for that and getting the flywheels off now.

 

Wow thx for the info!

 

np..
spose i should pimp my website out just a little bit.
www.rotaryheads.com

we're adding the 3 rotor conversion section and i'm trying to get a whole package together to convert fc's for a pretty good price!

 

I'm going to need a shaft seperator some day. I'll look you up when the time comes.

 

Same page as GuitarJunkie posted earlier, but in an article form..

http://www.rotaryheads.com/2gen/3rotor/3rotor_p3.html

 

dood, we are so gonna take over the world