That makes sense. If you look at tapered chucks and tooling on lathes and milling machines, the taper is an interference fit and allows huge amounts of torque without slipping. If your taper is worn it will allow slippage. Since a flywheel and shaft on a small engine is the same principle, any dirt or lack of contact will make the fit weak and allow it to slip. Thanks for the idea. I have a small briggs and scrappon mower with a sheared flywheel key. Unfortunately the flywheel keyway is opened up so I'll have to find another. I might be able to squeeze some JB weld into the gap with a syringe after aligning it. Not really trying to put a lot of money into a cheap motor.
Awesome! Thank you for the vid. I'm about to go out to my garage today and change flywheels from one onan to another. This vid was Very helpful.. Thank you!
Lapping a flywheel taper, that's a new one on me. The flywheels on motorbikes don't give me much trouble, but i make sure the surfaces are clean and lint free, Whatever lint is. I've never found the illusive Lint, have you lol.
You do get pieces of stuff off of paper towels , But usually only notice if using a micrometer . But my clothes dryer makes a lot of lint . lol . Thanks for stopping by , Always enjoy your comments
Never thought about lapping in the flywheel. Thanks for the tip Terry
I was shown this years ago and now just do it to any that is not real clean
That makes sense. If you look at tapered chucks and tooling on lathes and milling machines, the taper is an interference fit and allows huge amounts of torque without slipping. If your taper is worn it will allow slippage. Since a flywheel and shaft on a small engine is the same principle, any dirt or lack of contact will make the fit weak and allow it to slip. Thanks for the idea. I have a small briggs and scrappon mower with a sheared flywheel key. Unfortunately the flywheel keyway is opened up so I'll have to find another. I might be able to squeeze some JB weld into the gap with a syringe after aligning it. Not really trying to put a lot of money into a cheap motor.
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Awesome! Thank you for the vid. I'm about to go out to my garage today and change flywheels from one onan to another. This vid was Very helpful.. Thank you!
Glad it helped
great job , Some often overlooked tips . I have seen the crank chewed up because folks don't do this .. ENJOYED Terry !
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Thanks for the video!
You're welcome!
Great tip Terry, something often overlooked
Thank you for stopping by and the nice comment
Great use of a harmonic balance pulling tool
Thank you .
@@wtbm123 you are welcome young man 😎👍
Lapping a flywheel taper, that's a new one on me.
The flywheels on motorbikes don't give me much trouble, but i make sure the surfaces are clean and lint free, Whatever lint is.
I've never found the illusive Lint, have you lol.
You do get pieces of stuff off of paper towels , But usually only notice if using a micrometer . But my clothes dryer makes a lot of lint . lol . Thanks for stopping by , Always enjoy your comments
Good info ,
Thanks
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