Adventure w/Waldomobile

[squonk 41,104]

I offered to get that pulley off. It's not my fault you don't want to drive 20 hrs. Round Trip! 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Back to the blue box store to pickup new bolts tomorrow , the heat from the map gas bent them. In fact the sleeve is a nice blue color now . I found another sleeve in the hoarder shed when looking for some thing else. Got a feeling that the sleeve is the problem . Big PITA

[rjg854 11,361]

Good luck getting that pulley off, I'll pray for you 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

@rjg854 Pray hard. Decided to take a break from the evil pulley . Have the @squonk type pulled on it now but did not budge. Going to put my thinking cap on if I can find it , see if I can get the pulley to move. Painted the under side of the hood(bonnet) and the PTO , they are baking the warm shed. Cleaned up the pile of tools that were every where.  Going to mount the rear wheels and call it a day .

[squonk 41,104]

Waldo, how are you turning the puller screw? Are you using an impact or Armstronging it?

[Stormin 9,981]

A good smack or two on the screw head may help shock it. Smack, smack tighten the screw and repeat if the screw tightens. 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Strong arming it , been giving it small smacks , don't want to mess up the crank. Haven't found my thinking cap yet . I heated the heck out of it yesterday . Bearing sleeve was blue this morning.

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

If you don't want to damage the crank you could put some alumin(i)um, brass or copper between the puller and the crank.

 

Are you still planning to use the pulley that you're trying to get off? Got any pictures of your setup? Might be hulpful to us 'keyboard-warriors'.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Not planning on reusing the pulley. It was missing a chunk to start. That is the reason I needed to remove. Missing chuck was eating the drive belt. Then while trying to remove the pulley a bigger chuck broke off. If I get out to the pulley from hell tomorrow I'll take a picture.

[squonk 41,104]

2 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Strong arming it , been giving it small smacks , don't want to mess up the crank. Haven't found my thinking cap yet . I heated the heck out of it yesterday . Bearing sleeve was blue this morning.

May need impact gun combined with heat. That's how I get them off. 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

@squonk well pick up Randy and head south , you 2 can share the single bed if you decide to spend the night.

[rjg854 11,361]

  Ain't sharin' a bed with no Squonk. 

 

I'll sleep in the warm shed with the hood 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Another day of Waldo zero and pulley laughed. Heated up the shed and sprayed red on the hood. On to pulley work . Heated the c()* out of the pulley and shaft . Got a couple of turns on the pulley and nature called. Lite the torch and heated more , used a cheater bar ( a length of pipe) and cranked about 4 or 5 turns . One of the bolts on the puller broke. Torch must have been to close. Took a lunch break  , went into shed to check out wood stove. Checked the hood and there were small points sticking up in 4 or 5 places. You could have seen them from 50 yards. Out came the sander , off with the red and primer. Went to the tractor shop and put new bolts on the puller, cranked on it to get every thing lined up. Back in the shed noticed no air in compressor tank ,drain valve leaking . Decided enough came the house got to be something on TV .

[ebinmaine 67,484]

We all have those days Mister Sir.  

Try again tomorrow.  

Perhaps doing a sage smudge over the pulley will help.  

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Almost ready to use a BFH

Edited November 2, 2022 by elcamino/wheelhorse

[squonk 41,104]

5 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Another day of Waldo zero and pulley laughed. Heated up the shed and sprayed red on the hood. On to pulley work . Heated the c()* out of the pulley and shaft . Got a couple of turns on the pulley and nature called. Lite the torch and heated more , used a cheater bar ( a length of pipe) and cranked about 4 or 5 turns . One of the bolts on the puller broke. Torch must have been to close. Took a lunch break  , went into shed to check out wood stove. Checked the hood and there were small points sticking up in 4 or 5 places. You could have seen them from 50 yards. Out came the sander , off with the red and primer. Went to the tractor shop and put new bolts on the puller, cranked on it to get every thing lined up. Back in the shed noticed no air in compressor tank ,drain valve leaking . Decided enough came the house got to be something on TV .

You need to call somebody and get a film crew over there and start your own reality show. The Adventures of Waldo. You'll make a fortune!

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

10 minutes ago, squonk said:

You need to call somebody and get a film crew over there and start your own reality show. The Adventures of Waldo. You'll make a fortune!

It is a good thing this is family oriented forum , or I would make a comment . I will pm you questions about replacing the drain valve on the compressor. LOL

[ebinmaine 67,484]

What kinda penetrating oil you using?

 

[squonk 41,104]

Rent a  cordless 1/2" impact gun and hammer that thang!

Edited November 3, 2022 by squonk

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

On 10/29/2022 at 10:33 PM, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Not planning on reusing the pulley

 

So how about grinding or sawing a slit in it? Assuming it's a cast pulley: if you get close to the axle and hammer a chisel into the crack I think you'll be able to split the pulley in half and take it off that way.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

What kinda penetrating oil you using?

 

I have tried PB blast , 90 gear oil and WD 40 , I think I spit on it a couple of times.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

6 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said:

 

So how about grinding or sawing a slit in it? Assuming it's a cast pulley: if you get close to the axle and hammer a chisel into the crack I think you'll be able to split the pulley in half and take it off that way.

I have thought about doing that but is kind of the last resort. I think the bearing sleeve is the major hold up . It is steel not cast .

[ebinmaine 67,484]

Just now, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

I have tried PB blast , 90 gear oil and WD 40 , I think I spit on it a couple of times.

IMHO the spit would work best of those things.  

 

There's a homemade brew that I hear works excellent. 

MAYBE acetone and ATF ((??))

 

 

I use old school Liquid Wrench and WD-40 PENETRATING OIL. Not the regular stuff.  

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

14 minutes ago, squonk said:

Rent a  cordless 1/2" impact gun and hammer that thang!

I have spent all my money on pullers and bolts. Getting the deck re planked next week , huge hole in bank account.

[oliver2-44 9,746]

2 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

I have thought about doing that but is kind of the last resort. I think the bearing sleeve is the major hold up . It is steel not cast .

If you split the pulley off you can put a bearing splitter behind the sleeve or use a 3 jaw puller and be pulling less surface area.