fan idler

[rustythumb]

hi,all. i want to cut down a generator to use as a fan idler on my a-v8. how do you remove the windings from the generator shaft? cut them off? press them off? i know some of you have done this before! thanks!

 

[Gary in La.]

They will press off quite easily.

 

[richard crow]

back in the day we used 35 36 gen as it had roller bearing in the front plate we used the pully & front plate hack sawed the arm. off before the fat part of the arm.just left a stub. stock car racers did the same thing did not want drag of gen

 

[CP]

Got this off ebay. has roller bearings, grease fitting in lieu of oil fill, and one fan screw was stripped. Fixed by a ford barn member and i love it.

 

[richard crow]

cp just posted a photo of what i said thats a 35 36 front gen plate with the arm cut off e.z to make

 

[rustythumb]

i will try a press-thanks everybody!

 

[CWPASADENA]

I do not like to use just the front bearing. I use a shortened case and the rear end plate. I think this keeps the pulley in better alignment and reduces the load on the front bearing.

I appologize if the picture is too big. I have not figured out how to make them smaller.

Chris

 

[Kahuna]

Here's mine. Fools some people

 

[jdl]

Here's mine. Fools some people

Nice work on the fan! what carbs & manifold are those?

 

[hbleadsled]

CWPASADENA and Kahuna you both had the some plan, and a good one they both look great. Harold, central coast Ca.