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- Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:18 am
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9782
Re: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
Future project I'm afraid as I'm working overseas for the foreseeable future. I will make some sort of tool to allow it to come off, and then make a new top plate.
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:04 am
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9782
Re: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
So if I understand correctly if you remove the four screws and turn the flywheel nut counter clockwise the top plate will come off to allow you access to the points. But if you don’t remove the screws the entire flywheel will pop off. That’s good to know and ...
- Sat Oct 28, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9782
Re: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
Now THAT is a nice engine aye!
Let me know how you go.
BnC
Let me know how you go.
BnC
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9782
Britannia Light Twin flywheel removal
... date from the early 1930s. One is has the slightly later villiers ignition, and one has the earlier type, is this a Miller ignition? Not sure. The flywheel nut has a shoulder which sits below the rope pulley, so by turning the nut one way tightens the flywheel, anti-clockwise acts as a puller to ...
- Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:09 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: stuck flywheel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 66154
Re: stuck flywheel
I wrecked a coolie hat flywheel using the lift & tap method, a real tight one on a Marston, I had a friend ... as Jon so rightly says early Wipac (big window) flywheels often break during hammer removal as do tight (small window) ones, & many CDI ones show signs of cracking around ...
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:27 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: stuck flywheel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 66154
Re: stuck flywheel
... no objections at all. To date i've had absolutely no bother removing a flywheel from any gull engine using the lift and hit method, yes even a coolie ... up flywheel nuts that i don't mind beating on during the process of removal. For the final fit i have some much nicer nuts to use for this. The ...
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:47 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: stuck flywheel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 66154
Re: stuck flywheel
Has anyone seen and or tried this method of flywheel removal? Comments?
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:08 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: stuck flywheel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 66154
Re: stuck flywheel
... to go with the text. Can anyone show me how the "coolie hat flywheel remover" actually works? Is there any tool other than a hammer ... it works? I am reluctant to use the "hold and whack" flywheel removal technique with the brass nut for fear of ruining it. Another curiosity: ...
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: stuck flywheel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 66154
Re: stuck flywheel
... a little valve grinding paste over the crank taper. Then i place the flywheel onto the crank. The weight of the flywheel alone is enough here ... cranks has been wrecked from doing this, and if anything makes flywheel removal an absolute breeze the next time. I would carry out this procedure ...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:28 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: high tension lead or...?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28841
Re: high tension lead or...?
My problem is how to remove flywheel that is stuck tight. I know someone should hold flywheel while another whacks ... assembly to replace current Villiers. Looks to be simple swap. But same flywheel removal problem. Once flywheel removal solved, a basic question: Is this a possible/advisable ...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:26 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: high tension lead or...?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28841
Re: high tension lead or...?
This clip may help you with the flywheel removal. Were you using a lump hammer? You need to give it a good hard square on the nut blow. Make sure ...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:00 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: high tension lead or...?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28841
Re: high tension lead or...?
My problem is how to remove flywheel that is stuck tight. I know someone should hold flywheel while another whacks ... assembly to replace current Villiers. Looks to be simple swap. But same flywheel removal problem. Once flywheel removal solved, a basic question: Is this a possible/advisable ...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28686
Re: New member
... on the boat with just the 40+.century is in my brothers shed waiting a flywheel removal and further investigation..interesting..
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:21 pm
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Railway Museum outboard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20032
Re: Railway Museum outboard
If anybody has any spares, I'm looking for a flywheel cover, to either buy, or borrow so I can measure it to make a new one. My has cracked from overtightening the flywheel removal nut. Not me I hasten to add
- Mon May 22, 2017 7:12 am
- Forum: Other Old Outboards (Non-Seagulls)
- Topic: Australian Riptide Sportsman
- Replies: 104
- Views: 117289
Re: Australian Riptide Sportsman
Finding some interesting things with this outboard. Flywheel has a crack in the top section suspected to be from a prior failed attempt at removal. As a result however, the conventional method of removal will cause further damage, hence ...