[Farmall] 39 A: Crankshaft pulley with setscrew!

[Al Jones]

That was what I was thinking about.  Did you just put it flush against the 
back flange of the pulley, and then use the gear puller?

Al

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From: "cvill" <cvill at frontiernet.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 9:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Farmall] 39 A: Crankshaft pulley with setscrew!

> I bought this item on sale at their local store for around $13.00 last
> fall.  Worked great for the need I had at the time.
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> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3979
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> Charlie V. in WNY
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> Al Jones wrote:
>> On the Cub, I used a couple pieces of flat steel, like 1/4"x1", to form a
>> "backing" on the back face of the pulley to get it off.  Worked well with
>> moderate pressure on the puller and then a couple of medium-hard blows to
>> the pulley with a hammer.  I have not tried to measure but to me this 
>> pulley
>> looks to be even thinner material than on the Cub.  Has anybody tried
>> putting a little heat on the pulley?  I never see that mentioned but 
>> can't
>> see what it would hurt.  Either way I'm not trying it until we can locate 
>> a
>> splitter.
>>
>> Al
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>> From: "Stan Bass" <srbheadlight at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:42 AM
>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] 39 A: Crankshaft pulley with setscrew!
>>
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>>> That's correct, Al. The early ones did use a set screw, and at least to
>>> me, seem a little easier to go on/off. I think I have two of that style
>>> around here. Definitely get the bearing splitter to go behind the pulley
>>> if you want to save it.
>>> Stan(VA).
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 3/5/10, Al Jones <farmallsupera at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Al Jones <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
>>>> Subject: [Farmall] 39 A: Crankshaft pulley with setscrew!
>>>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 11:28 PM
>>>> My students got the front bolster off
>>>> and we are just about ready to get the
>>>> engine free of the tractor onto a stand.
>>>>
>>>> I found something I have never seen before on Cub's, Super
>>>> A's, etc.:  About
>>>> a 5/16" setscrew in the pulley.  From the way it's
>>>> cast, it appears that the
>>>> setscrew is over the keyway--the pulley has a raised area
>>>> like it was cast
>>>> to accommodate a keyway.......all way different than what I
>>>> have seen!
>>>>
>>>> I have to see if I can borrow the proper tools to get the
>>>> pulley off this
>>>> weekend.  We don't want to just throw a puller on it
>>>> and break the pulley to
>>>> begin with.  Now since it appears to be a tad unusual,
>>>> I DEFINITELY don't
>>>> want to break it!
>>>>
>>>> Al
>>>>
>>>>
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