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Title: Can you guess what it is yet? Post by: mangocrazy on May 25, 2023, 06:04:54 PM For scale, it's 250mm (10 inches) long.
Title: Re: Can you guess what it is yet? Post by: WestonE on May 26, 2023, 05:19:56 PM Some sort of water pump pulley holder?
Title: Re: Can you guess what it is yet? Post by: mangocrazy on May 26, 2023, 05:56:58 PM Some sort of water pump pulley holder? Spot on, Eric. I didn't think it would take long for someone to get it. When I get back to my PC I'll post a pic of it in its working environment. All this was instigated by the fun and games I had getting the water pump pulley off the (broken) engine in France. I swore that I would fab something to avoid going through that particular circle of hell again. For anyone that's interested, distance between bolt centres is 36mm and a 15mm hole allows a 13mm bolt head to pass snugly through. I used a pillar drill and 15mm blacksmith bit to make the holes and a die grinder with cylindrical burr to make the ellipse. It had its first test when removing the cap head bolts I had foolishly used to secure the pulley to the pump on the 'new' engine. Having done battle with those bolts in situ I quickly realised that using cap head screws was madness - you'd never have clearance to remove them. I'm pleased to report that the tool did its job without any dramas. Title: Re: Can you guess what it is yet? Post by: mangocrazy on May 27, 2023, 02:11:49 PM As promised, a pic of the tool fitted to a water pump.
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