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03-30-2020, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
Looking for guidance. I recently rebuilt a FE350D AS27 in a CarryAll. The AS27 has adjustable rockers and tappets rather than hydraulic lifters. During the rebuild I discovered that the head was cracked. Replaced the head with one off of a AS11. See photo below. New rings, honed cylinder, lapped valves. I have run for just a few minutes. Upon starting it seemed to hesitate on the compression stroke. I am thinking that is is just a week starter. It ran and took it for a test drive. Drove for about 4 blocks. Shut it off to check everything over. All looked well. Stepped on the pedal it hiccuped and farted then nothing. Took it back to the shop and found that the flywheel key had sheared. Replaced the key and torqued the flywheel nut to 101 ftlb and put it together. Just started it up. Start up sounded normal. Drove 1.5 miles all sounded fairly normal. I did hear what I thought sounded like a little pre-ignition. Shut it off sat for about 5 minutes then started with a little hesitation on the compression stroke. Drove about .5 miles shut it off. Restarted no problem. Drove 2 blocks shut it off for 2 minutes and on restart it sheered the flywheel key. There is a small difference in the heads and the replacement (AS11) head is higher compression. Valves are set at .004 cold. looking for solutions.
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03-30-2020, 08:55 PM | #2 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
I dont see how the head or anything else would have any effect on the flywheel. It's just a huge chunk of steel external to the motor that spins. Is the fan or anything dragging that would cause resistance on the flywheel? Is it the original or did you replace it? I've rebuilt a ton of these engines and never had one problem with the flywheel.
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03-30-2020, 09:42 PM | #3 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
New coil and the air gap was set at .012. Same flywheel.
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03-30-2020, 09:51 PM | #4 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
What are the keys made of? Are they hardened steel? Do you feel any drag when turning the motor over with the flywheel? and the spark plug removed? Is there any damage to the keyway on either the crankshaft or the flywheel?
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03-31-2020, 09:22 PM | #5 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
If I remember right the flywheel has a taper fit onto the crankshaft. The nut should have a big washer under it I think to take up clearance so the nut doesn’t bottom on the crank before it tightens to the flywheel. Make sure the nut is not bottoming out and leaving the flywheel loose. The key is only for setting the initial timing of the flywheel to the crank. Once the nut is tight the key does basically nothing because the flywheel should be wedged onto the crank. If the key is shearing, something is preventing the flywheel from fitting down properly onto the taper of the crankshaft.
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03-31-2020, 09:42 PM | #6 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
Good point. Forgot about the taper fit until you said that. Then memories of the nightmare it can be pulling those off flooded in
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04-01-2020, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: Keeps shearing key on flywheel after rebuild
Just got everything resolved.
Grabbed another flywheel and actually lapped the flywheel onto the crank. Cleaned everything up and torqued it back together. Started up several times and runs well. Thanks for the help |
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carryall, cc ds, club car, fe350d, kawasaki fe350 |
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