alberta dave
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I took the flywheel off a Perkins engine that I bought about 35 years ago to take it in for refacing as I am about to redo the clutch on our
1850 feed tractor.
As I cleaned up the flywheel I noticed that the center alignment hole showed some wear marks from the end of the hydraulic/PTO drive
shaft. I am puzzled by the short length of the wear marks indicating about1/4 to 3/8 of an inch engagement with the flywheel? If the shaft is supposed to
link up to the flywheel wouldnt the splines pass right through centre hole and permit full engagement between the end of the drive shaft and
the flywheel hub?
I suppose the question I am asking is if this flywheel is worth refacing or is it now a boat anchor because of the wear on the centre? I hope
the pictures attached ok
1850 feed tractor.
As I cleaned up the flywheel I noticed that the center alignment hole showed some wear marks from the end of the hydraulic/PTO drive
shaft. I am puzzled by the short length of the wear marks indicating about1/4 to 3/8 of an inch engagement with the flywheel? If the shaft is supposed to
link up to the flywheel wouldnt the splines pass right through centre hole and permit full engagement between the end of the drive shaft and
the flywheel hub?
I suppose the question I am asking is if this flywheel is worth refacing or is it now a boat anchor because of the wear on the centre? I hope
the pictures attached ok