[AT] Machine shop

[Cecil Bearden]

What does that flywheel look like?  I have some from some IH combines 
from the 70's

Cecil in OKla

Kevin wrote:
>
> Will ,
>           I took the M flywheel back this morning along with the 560 
> flywheel, that is - was to be used as pattern.
> The same one they used as pattern the first time, now im going to have 
> to put a few pictures in photobucket.
> So you can see what I am dealing with.
> The M flywheel is mostly flat, and the 560 flywheel has a neck of say 
> 1 5/8"
> So what the machine shop done was make a neck, same as neck on 560 
> flywheel. Then drill to match the holes,
> the neck is - was bolted to the flywheel with 3 bolts. After the 
> manager looked at it and could see the holes were off, he apoligized 
> greatly. And told me that they would redo it, make another neck and 
> drill it right. I ask him was the flywheel getting way to many holes 
> in it ? And he said that only a little more needed to be removed. And 
> that with true holes in the neck, and it geing bolted together it 
> should work ok.
> Also said that in the event that there were to many holes in the 
> flywheel.
> He would buy another one and start over. It would have been easier to 
> use a V8 engine of any brand than the engine I am useing 221ci  460 
> international
> Kevin Mosier
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Machine shop
>
>
>> Kevin,
>>
>> Did the machine shop make the flywheel from scratch?
>>
>> If so, did they balance it? Just wondering because I was under my WC 
>> this weekend timing the ignition and I noticed how many balance holes 
>> were in the flywheel....
>>
>> Just wondering how they could fix it... They must be close on a 
>> couple of holes, so to fix it maybe they will mill the holes making 
>> them wider, which would not give me the warm fuzzies.... Perhaps they 
>> could press new steel into the wrong holes and re-drill.....?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Will Powell
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: "Kevin" <ironman1962 at earthlink.net>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin
>>> To: bellville1
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:52 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> Machine shop called yesterday morning said flywheel is ready. So I 
>>> jump in the
>>> car and go get it, shop owner gets a time card off the wall and 
>>> starts counting
>>> hours worked on this. 8 hours @ $50.00
>>> then says $200.00 cash as that was what he quoted in the beginning.
>>>   So I load the flywheels up, pay the man and head for home. Soon as 
>>> I get home
>>> im hoppin to get it on and tractor back together. These things are 
>>> heavy !
>>> Anyway to make a long story short. I got the bolts handy and grabbed 
>>> the
>>> flywheel. Lined up the guide pin
>>> fit flywheel on pin and started trying to start bolts. After 1/2 
>>> hour of
>>> sweating like it was 90 degrees, got one bolt started. Got a 
>>> flashlight and
>>> looked in the bolt holes, Oh no...  They were all off one as much as 
>>> 1/2 inch,
>>> so I called a freind that is into old tractors. Had him stop by see 
>>> what he
>>> thought, by pulling the flywheel back off the pin we could get 4 
>>> bolts to start.
>>> And see how far off the holes actually were, terrible work.
>>> It looked so good when I picked them up just like a new penny. 
>>> Anyways the shop
>>> owner said bring em back Monday, that they would FIX it ?
>>> Now im wondering how many holes can be drilled in a flywheel before 
>>> it gets
>>> dangerous ? I welcome any ideas advice.
>>> Thanks
>>> ironman
>>> Kevin Mosier
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> PLEASE, FEEL FREE...TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM !!!
>>>
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