Barnhart wrote:

Plan A,  Use Tom Kendall's eshaft puller, give it a few whacks, and

complete take down.

Plan F, Use more weight with puller, give it a few whacks, and complete

take down.

Plan M, (See attached picture) Used a 10 ton and a 4 ton hydraulic power

pack to pull Eshaft.

Part to be pulled was slightly heated. Lots of penetrating fluid used in

slot where key way is

located. Several sharp blows from rubber hammer on shaft. Several heavy

blows from BFH on C

channel. No good.

Next, Plan P, Chain engine down to frame straightening platform and get

medieval with it.

Am I missing something?  Have gone through techniques that Bob, Don, and

Tom have used.

Uh, Tom, IOU one eshaft puller. Do you want cash or I can build one....

Barny MGDQ

Criminy Barny!  You *are* having problems, aren't you!  Once the end bolt is
removed (and all the other stuff unstacked), there's nothing but the taper
holding that beast together.  You actually tried plan M????  That's
impressive!

The shaft needs a good rap with tension on it to jar that taper fit apart.
If you used a BFH on the c-channel, that should have done the trick.  Do you
have any "tempil sticks"?  I think a torch and a 400 deg F tempil stick
should get you in the ball park for the heat-n-beat approach.  Banging on
the shaft is right out, as you well know.  But you need as few things
between the shaft and the point you are banging on as possible (like just
the puller shaft is about right... that C channel probably absorbs a lot of
the blow).

Don't sweat the puller.  Let me guess.... the pipe cap on the end came off
when you hit it hard?  A little welding will take care of that.  Should I
load up the oxy-acetylene rig and come pay you a visit?

Tom

 
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