From: Marc Strangfeld (mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Sep 06 2005 - 08:45:18 PDT
Kenny
All you need to do is try to cut it with a hacksaw or
a file. If it cuts it go ahead and use your bandsaw.
Make sure your bandsaw is running somewhere around 100
sfm. A wood cutting bandsaw is out of the question.
If the shaft is hardened you can heat the area you
want to cut to a bright shade of orange. Heat slowly
and evenly and all the way through. Let this cool as
slowly as possible. Don't let it sit in a breeze.
You could put it in a bucket and pack sand around it.
This is called annealing. The slower you let it cool
the softer it will be. Hardness is not critical when
using it for a clutch line up tool.
If you want to avoid all the above, you can go to a
parts store that carries Lisle products and buy a
clutch lineup tool for less than $20. The one I used
had a .750" (I'm going off memory on the size) bushing
on the end to fit snugly in the pilot bearing and an
aluminum cone that slid over the line up shaft. After
getting everything in place (loosely) you slide the
cone up tight to line everything up. Easy.
also, make sure to let us know what was leaking
Marc
--- SGM PANTANO <TRUKS1@msn.com> wrote:
>
> I know..but -- on a driveshaft...when they are cut
> and shortened - they are
> "welded".. On the input shaft..you can cut it on a
> mitre saw for steel..or a
> lathe -- which is a killer for "set-up"...and a
> waste of time.. You are not
> talking about something that needs to be perfect..
> (On the shaft --inside
> the transmission output tail ??!! NO WAY... Maybe
> if it were on the
> driveshaft... But not on the input shaft.) -- or a
> "cut off saw used by
> fire departments.. Yes it will get a bit hot -
> but--only on the tip - which
> will hurt nothing. Don't scare the guy..Let him cut
> it.. I have done it many
> time on FORD shafts when swapping out Borg Warner
> Transmissions..and on a
> few 800 series wrecker shafts....AND , last but not
> least......INPUT shafts
> are NOT hardened.. Gene
>
>
> > Welding heats the work. We are talking about
> cutting and machining. When
> > the
> > temper of the work is critical, I imagine that
> there is an alternative to
> > using heat, such as develpoed during welding, but
> perhaps an expert can
> > enlighten us.
> >
> >
>
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