i decided to make a flywheel locker out of scrap starter motor when i struggled to get the flywheel bolt undone by myself. here are some prograss pics. the idea is that the angle locks the shaft using the bolt holes in the housing, and the original end plate lines it up properly. i just need to drill a hole in the spiral gear to allow the pinion to be locked into the ring gear.

one for me, one for the man who supplied the two starter motros - Aaron


















hope it works

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OK.......a used bearing shell jammed in the ring gear (postioned in the hole left by the starter motor)....works just fine

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sure does... done it for years.
Main bearing ones fit best, IMO.

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yep thats how i was told to do it

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Slightly too high on the welder amps but at least you're having fun!

Looking good.
KB

Good tip - now that I have some spare used main bearing shells. That was the only task I required another set of hands for in this last solo engine strip down.

Note to self - don't toss these bearing shells out

Note to self - don't toss these bearing shells out
Note to self - don't toss these bearing shells out
Note to self - don't toss these bearing shells out
Note to self - don't toss these bearing shells out

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Yep Bearing Shells here also

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I don't throw mine out, you never know when you need to reuse them!

i like pretty tools.

and besides i needed to undo the clutch so i could get to the bearings in the first place...

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Here's one I prepared earlier - about 20 years earlier !!!

Still working fine

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strange that i am not the only one who thinks like this. in fact it is quite scary!

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Hey Curly,

You saved me the bother of taking a pic of my own. That's almost exactly how I did mine. Mind you, the other one I made using angle iron instead of the pinion worked well for years (and was easier to make) until I found my original again. I also made up a Bendix spring compressor one afternoon that works a treat and have the right size taps to get those pesky bearings out It's amazing how easy a job is with the right tools and how much more satisfaction if you made your own or got someone with the right equipment to do it to your design. (Pity they are downsizing the toolrooms at work). I like tools.

smithy

Quick and easy , drill a small hole in the alloy housing above the ring-gear and put a sturdy screw driver through the hole into the ring gear teath to lock the flywheel , the clearance is fairly close so the screwdriver doesn't have much room to wobble or fall out . Put a rubber plug into the hole when not needed to remove the flywheel . This was shown to me by an machanic who did his time at P&R Williams and still plays with mini's (currently a supercharged mini convertible) . I've done it on several of mine and it couldn't be easier .

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I like to use a small spanner to fit between the ring gear and the clutch housing. No particular size, just a smaller one. You are using the handle of the spanner not the end.
Useful if you don't have a bearing shell about.

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