alternator kit installation questions (update with pics)

[bmohan55]

wait a sec, i call BS on that 'rope' trick, wouldn't the chance of fibers ruining the cylinder liner & rings kinda WAY out weigh the benefit of doing this work by oneself? really? rope in the cylinder?? my brother was a magician of some note, but even he couldn't make rope disappear quite as effectively...

It worked for me, the old school mechanics here at work suggested it to me, claimed to have done it many times with no ill effects, I trust them. I used regular clothes line, just a little bit in the cylinder with the rest hanging out. As with any and all advice, make up your own mind.

[Terrys]

no one said what the torque is on that pece of hardware?

The manual is typically vague in that whole department.
Removal instructions are as follows:
"Fan driving pulley, to remove Operation A/112
1. Remove the starting dog pulley nut with special tool, part No. 530102, then withdraw pulley."

"Fan driving pulley, to replace, Operation A/166
1. Examine the hub of the pulley for excessive wear, and if necessary
fit a replacement.
2. Locate the pulley on the crankshaft and key, then secure with the locking washer and starting dog."

No mention whatever of torque spec, but the flywheel bolts are 50 ft.lbs.
Given that the rotation is against the thread direction, Good n' tight is probably good enough. Seems to me the Defender manual called for something in newton meters equal to about 85 ft.lbs.

[chrismccarthy]

magician

It worked for me, the old school mechanics here at work suggested it to me, claimed to have done it many times with no ill effects, I trust them. I used regular clothes line, just a little bit in the cylinder with the rest hanging out. As with any and all advice, make up your own mind.

that is Cray--ze. i've got to look this up, wonder if Snopes has a posting on it?
bmohan, you are the man...what an idea. got any other tricks up your sleeve, i want to come hang out with you sometime, Mac Guiver...

[I Leak Oil]

The rope trick is an oldie but a goodie! Works well for changing valve springs without removing the head also. Just make sure you're on the compression stroke when you use it and not the exhaust stroke or you can bend a valve.

[bkreutz]

I've also used the "rope trick" to break loose a stubborn head (after the bolts are out of course). Better than beating on the head with a mallet or trying to pry it loose.

[Terrys]

I worked on a long'line tug when I was young that had 2 Fairbanks Morse OPs. That's a 2 crank 9 cylinder, 18 piston engine. We lost an engine, and the props were reversable pitch props that got their hydraulic power from each engine, so the engine wanted towindmill when we got back underway. The chief pulled an injector and pumped the cylinder full of grease.

[bmohan55]

Wecome to hang out...you bring the beer & I'll supply the cigars. Then I could tell you about the "dollar bill trick" for checking a stuck exhust valve!