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G~FORCE
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 75 Location: OREGON
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: impeller newb ? |
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hey guys i feel like a dork for not having my impeller off yet but i finally got a socket for the big nut, so what is the preffered method? impact or breaker bar, and if bar how to hold engine from running backwards? thanks- g |
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Kev-o
Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 625 Location: Sylvan Lake
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:39 am Post subject: |
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G man, I have only seen it done with a wrench we sell and a couple of quick raps with a mallet. |
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El Prosecutor
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 23
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:27 am Post subject: The cowboy way |
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I used a straight pry bar thru the U-joint to stop the motor from turning and a pipe wrench with a rag on the impeller nut. Worked great. Since I am exposing myself to ridicule already, I might as well confess that I removed and replaced the bowl cap by using a very large file like a screwdriver, and turned it with a Crescent wrench. Necessity is the mother of invention. . . . |
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AR
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 181 Location: Iowa, USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Hell Man, Try the impact, its the fastest.....
If that don't work, go with the Breaker Bar. Stick something in the U joint on the front of the pump.
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SouthIdahoGary
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 295 Location: Wilder, ID, USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:37 am Post subject: |
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You can usually get a bar through the u-joint to use as a "stop" to keep the shaft from turning. Brace the end against the bottom or ???Have been known to use an impact wrench when I am by a compressor......in the field we use an old beam type torque wrench.
However, we have the impeller in and out quite a bit, consequently it is easier. If yours has been on the shaft for a long time the galvanic corrosion factor is pretty high. Hose it with WD-40 and let it set overnight. On re-install use use a liberal amount of silver anti-seize on the shaft, inside the impeller bore and on the threads/nut. If you don't get anti-seize all over your hands, on your nose and in your hair you probably don't have enough on _________________ "faster, Faster, FASTER until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of DEATH"#163 "Tuff-n'-Nuff" |
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AR
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 181 Location: Iowa, USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Gary Wrote
Quote: | use a liberal amount of silver anti-seize |
I agree with the anti-seize !
I have a large plastic container of the stuff that sits on my bench all the
time.
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G~FORCE
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 75 Location: OREGON
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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thanks guys! |
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Xerophobic
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 970 Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hey G I think I missed your address somehow when I mailed my DVD's out, send it to me again and I will shoot one off.
If you have that Salmon river video I would love it if you could mail it to me asap. As you may have read I can use it for reference right about now!
Cheers _________________ T-53 , why go up and down when you wanna go round and round???? |
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G~FORCE
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 75 Location: OREGON
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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ya lets do it freaky style. G-force 7024 N Leavitt ave. Portland OR 97203 USA!
hit me back i will slip out a D for ya |
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Xerophobic
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 970 Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: |
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I will send it out today and will even express it if you can express me that Salmon video!
send it to:
3D MetalCraft
7125 Pacific Circle unit 14/15
Mississauga, Ontario
L5T 2A5
Cheers _________________ T-53 , why go up and down when you wanna go round and round???? |
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