1941 B crankshaft

Thank you
KEV

To re-set the crankshaft end play start by loosening the flywheel pinch bolts [actually I usually completely remove them & so I can check for thread stretching [a very common problem if those bolts were EVER over tightened]� That flywheel on your tractor has migrated to give you 3/8� so check those bolts as they aren�t holding very good..

Then remove the clutch pulley cover & use a few blocks of wood & a small hydraulic jack [or use all wood blocks] between the R/H tire & crankshaft to force & hold the R/H center of the crankshaft [inside the pulley] ALL the way over to the left [flywheel side] of the tractor�

Then use a lead hammer or large hammer & block of hardwood to drive the flywheel all the way on the crankshaft tight..

Then remove the blocks of wood & jack [if used]..

Then use a small hammer or hammer & brass drift to lightly tap the center of the crankshaft back through the flywheel [SLIGHTLY] until you get about .005�-.010� of lateral end play when pushing & pulling on the flywheel.

If you have access to a dial indicator set that up between the flywheel rim & main case.. If you don�t have a dial indicator you can do it by feel.. .005�-.010� is just the SLIGHTEST lateral movement [almost none] with the flywheel making a very light thunking sound when pushing & pulling on the flywheel.. If you get a louder clunking sound it is too loose yet..

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However this method did not work recently, due to replacing the cork seal in the oil slinger. (Mine was a 35 B...later ones are rubber.) The problem was the slinger was not seated far enough in, so I pulled the flywheel back off, and holding the crank shaft with a sledge on the nut, used a brass pin and tapped (rather soundly) the edge of the oil slinger to get it seated. Then the flywheel went all the way on.

I did not check the end play with feeler guages....it just felt right. You can see the pulley move laterally when engaging and disengaging the clutch when not running.

Thats how I adjust mine anyway, it will be interestign to hear other ways or opinions and see how they adjust theirs.

Good Luck n God Bless

John T