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JonC · 04-21-2015, 04:15 PM

The water pump was leaking and it had a four blade fan on. So I bought a new packing nut and front bearing. I was sold the new style needle bearing, well I got it all back together and now I read in a catalog (another) I was supposed to use locktight on the new bearing inner sleeve I guess maybe so it won't spin on the shaft??? The other thing was the in and out play in the head was over a 1/4 inch, I ended up drilling the center of the original shaft and turning a plug with a shaft diameter and a smaller one to fit into the original shaft and brazing them together, I set it after checking several times to about .005 clearance with no bind. Should I take the pump off for the locktight and where does it go. Should have just used the original bearing I guess. O I put an Aluminum two blade fan on.

04-21-2015, 04:15 PM	#1
JonC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Central NY Posts: 629	I think I screwed up The water pump was leaking and it had a four blade fan on. So I bought a new packing nut and front bearing. I was sold the new style needle bearing, well I got it all back together and now I read in a catalog (another) I was supposed to use locktight on the new bearing inner sleeve I guess maybe so it won't spin on the shaft??? The other thing was the in and out play in the head was over a 1/4 inch, I ended up drilling the center of the original shaft and turning a plug with a shaft diameter and a smaller one to fit into the original shaft and brazing them together, I set it after checking several times to about .005 clearance with no bind. Should I take the pump off for the locktight and where does it go. Should have just used the original bearing I guess. O I put an Aluminum two blade fan on.