Jarek.... You have put an enormous load force on the crankshaft! You *must* lock the flywheel (cogwheel)* NOT *the propellor hub. You can damage the crankshaft the way you have done it.
Rob Rob Thompson 0429 493 828 On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 7:34 AM Jarek Steliga <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am so happy! The bolt is off! It took about 40 kG of push on a well > above 1 m long lever, which is close to 400 Nm I believe. I bolted a steel > tube to the propeller hub to immobilize the crankshaft. > > Again thank you all for the words of encouragement. The former owner of my > Dimona clearly did not feel equal to the task and just used some > make-shift arrangement to channel away the leaking engine oil. > > > Best regards > Jarek Steliga > > > > > On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 10:00, Jarek Steliga <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> As always thank you so much. >> >> Regards >> Jarek >> >> >> >> On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 09:43, Ric <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jarek. >>> >>> I would recommend using a single hex socket if you can. I built a tool >>> something similar to the tool that rob shared the link to. Doing it back up >>> again was also an issue. As torque wrenches of a suitable size were a bit >>> pricey for a one off job(hopefully) i did some calculations then using a >>> two metre bit of rhs and added sufficient weight to the end of it to >>> achieve the correct torque. Holding the engine on the bench while this was >>> happening was another issue-solved with some helpers and the offer of beer. >>> If i remember correctly i think the fly wheel bolt may have been 400nm and >>> the front hub may have been around the 180 nm (can anyone confirm?) that >>> was on my L2000 assuming yours is too. Good luck J >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *Jarek Steliga >>> *Sent:* Friday, 16 October 2020 5:12 AM >>> *To:* Laurie Hoffman via dog >>> *Subject:* [DOG mailing list] Large cogwheel at the back of the Limbach >>> 2000 - how to take off >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> >>> >>> To make myself absolutely clear, I am referring to the cogwheel which >>> engages with the starter. >>> >>> >>> >>> After some tentative attempts I realized that it is not going to be easy >>> to loosen the nut/screw holding the cogwheel. I llooked through this forum >>> archived posts and found nothing. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Could you please share some ideas on how to go about it? I'm planning >>> to weld a socket spanner to a long piece of iron for good leverage, but >>> that would deal with only part of the problem. Perhaps the bigger problem >>> is how to immobilize the cogwheel. Wedging the teeth with a screw driver >>> against some protruding parts around the cogwheel did not work. >>> >>> >>> >>> Looking forward to your thoughts >>> >>> Best regards >>> >>> Jarek Steliga >>> >>
