Lesson I learned.

[wis34]

I learned something yesterday. Pay attention to both ends! I was attempting to remove a pulley that was rusted onto the crankshaft(luckily, NOT my Simplicity) using heat. While I was worried about destroying the oil seal, I never thought about the shaft itself. While I finally got the pulley to slide off the keyed portion...when I got about 1/4 inch from the end of the shaft....I realized,from the heat and pounding,I had flared the end of the shaft! Now I have a beautiful 4hp B&S piece of lawn art.

[TomSchmit]

You should be able to grind the shaft round enough to make it useable again! Tom

[BLT]

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Originally posted by TomSchmit
You should be able to grind the shaft round enough to make it useable again! Tom

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Or if you dont need that portion of the shaft, polish the shaft beween pulley and block, tap the pulley back a bit and cut that portion of the shaft off.

[MysTiK]

While LEARNING about deck spindles, 8) I did similar with the expensive shafts, B) I recovered by using a grinder, and got even closer by using a grindstone bit on a Dremel-type Tool. It was a custom salvage operation. Magnifying spectacles can help also - the $5 cheepeez at wally world, etc. The THING is, there's nothing to lose, and everything to gain. :D It ain't over until .... Take a hard look at it; after regrouping. sm01 I quit my deck (recovery) work - totally discouraged. But that was a couple years ago, still have all the bits and pieces, and might return to it. In the meantime, I try to warn others, and I did learn a lot too.

[GLPointon]

Rule #1 never hit the end of a shaft with any hammer other than a "deadblow hammer" or brass or wood mallet. I always try to polish it down with emery cloth and spray it with PB then try to rotate the piece off the shaft. (if Murphy's not around)...good luck sm01