Darn riding mower

[hotroddal]

i have a gambles riding mower, and i need to change the belt pulley that is attached to the crankshaft, and i have tried pulling it off with my puller, ive tried prying it off with a screwdriver, ive beat on the thing with a hammer and i have removed the bolt securing it to the crank, so my question is what are your guy's tricks to getting these pulleys off.

[Jason Hall]

We need to see what it looks like. You need a 2050 Snap-On air hammer, with a flat hammer bit to vibrate it off.

[hotroddal]

so thats how you do it, anyhow i have used pullers and have had success, but not on this machine.

[corndawg]

use the blue wrench. heat will make it come off :beer

[Jason Hall]

If you loosen the bolt & leave it in the shaft with about a 1/8" to a 1/4 " space between the bolt & pulley. Put the flat hammer bit on the head of the bolt & don't go nuts, & hold it in the center of the bolt, I bet you it pops off & you use that trick for a million other things. I use it to loosen stubborn hydrolic hose ends, just push it one of the flats of the fitting, & you can spin it rite off with out hurting a thing. SWEET :Bounce :beer A'm I the only farmer that love's his air chizel? :lol: :crazy:

[hotroddal]

well i got her off finally with my puller and a 5 pound sledge.

[hotroddal]

i forgot to mention, i am also changing engines and transmitions, and this engine has electric start and when it was in the other mower the machine had a backup alrm, headlights, brakelights, hydraulic lift to lift the blade deck up, so im wondering since i have put this engine in a different machine and i dont want the backup alrm or the headlights,brakelights or the hydraulic lift, can i just cut these wires leading to them and tape off the ends. Then that way i wont have as much wiring, this lawnmower im building is going to be an FX racer, ive implanted a 16hp twin cylinder engine in it, since im going to race it i dont want no headlights or brakelights or the back up alrm, so can i just cut the wires and it will be fine.

[hotroddal]

well i got the electrical firgures out, i got to take her for a ride got her up to 35mph and i was only able to go around the block a few times and then the tranny blew up in her, anyway so i had a spare and i slaped it in and its fine now, i got her up to 40mph right now, i have changed the pulleys, the gears, transmitions, engines, i aint done yet i have lots more litle tricks.

[bigredhead]

40 mph on a mower.. hahahahahah... god daym.. that must be fun !!

[84honda 200X]

Ha ha omg im going to have to come down there sometime and see all this stuff youve built man it sounds awsome.

[brapp]

i shattered my wrist on a ford yt14 riding mower but it was haulin . i passed a few fars before it fliped. i let the clutch out to fast when i was rolling in 4th gear. lol ( it had a banshee motor and cpi outframes and a live axle in it lol sick mower.

[hotroddal]

84 200x ya, come down some time, and take a look at some of my stuff i build, I just go done painting the mower a day ago, but i am having belt slipping problems, im gona add another spring loaded tentioner to it and see if that helps.