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Re: LBC B&B's

To: Graham Glen <Graham@irving.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: LBC B&B's
From: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 11:10:14 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 29 Nov 1994, Graham Glen wrote:

> Snowdrop the Morris Minor has got a broken cranshaft pulley. I've got a
> new pulley and a new timing chain & gaskets (after reading about the

> how easy that was), but now the remains of the pulley are refusing to
> budge off of the cranshaft. There's nothing holding it on except a
> woodruff key. I've tried a reasonable amount of heat with a hot air gun,

A hot air gun probably won't do much; a propane or acetylene torch might. 
But since it is broken anyway, why not drill a series of holes along the
diameter, and break it in half with a hammer and cold chisel? 

Ray "Don't lose your temper, get a bigger hammer" Gibbons




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