E-shaft refuses to separate
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E-shaft refuses to separate
So I've spent the last hour or two trying to get my e-shaft to separate. It's soaking in WD-40 and I've given up for the night, but I figured I would ask here for any tips. I'm currently set up like this (not my pic)
except with a 3lb sledge and a ~20" crowbar. The engine is on 2x4s on top of the pallet and the e-shaft is resting on a wedge. My full body weight on the crowbar with light to medium taps of the hammer won't move it. Any ideas? I really don't want to whack this thing much harder.
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except with a 3lb sledge and a ~20" crowbar. The engine is on 2x4s on top of the pallet and the e-shaft is resting on a wedge. My full body weight on the crowbar with light to medium taps of the hammer won't move it. Any ideas? I really don't want to whack this thing much harder.
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I still managed to put a small nick in the shaft even though it was supported underneath by a wedge of wood. As I recall, it's on the surface between the 2 rear lobes where you can still see the machined ribs. I'll post up pics when I update my build thread.
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just FYI, you guys need to be careful with heating parts like the eshaft, as they are heat treated steel and you can ruin them if you get any area too hot. 300F is fine, but be careful not to ever get any one spot over 600 degrees. I personally would never use the heat wrench on a eshaft, when I am doing things like that I use an electric heat gun instead
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I got it apart when I wrote that 2nd post. It had soaked in WD-40 overnight, then I took my oxy-mapp to it (but didn't heat it as hot as i got the eshaft bolt / FW nut), then my buddy whacked it about 2 sets of about 10 times while I leaned on the very end of the bar and it popped loose.
I still managed to put a small nick in the shaft even though it was supported underneath by a wedge of wood. As I recall, it's on the surface between the 2 rear lobes where you can still see the machined ribs. I'll post up pics when I update my build thread.
I still managed to put a small nick in the shaft even though it was supported underneath by a wedge of wood. As I recall, it's on the surface between the 2 rear lobes where you can still see the machined ribs. I'll post up pics when I update my build thread.
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just FYI, you guys need to be careful with heating parts like the eshaft, as they are heat treated steel and you can ruin them if you get any area too hot. 300F is fine, but be careful not to ever get any one spot over 600 degrees. I personally would never use the heat wrench on a eshaft, when I am doing things like that I use an electric heat gun instead
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