Well, since I last posted, I still have not been able to shift the bracket. I have had it soaking in WD40 and I know it has penetrated the joint. Despite relentless attack with a drift and a mash hammer the damned thing will not budge! The graphic that Cyber Jack posted seems to indicate that the bracket is a press fit but could it be something else. Looking ath the bracket from the end, there appears be some kind of insert between the bracket and the axle, does anyone know what the purpose of that is please?
Appsy, I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but honestly, even if WD40 has penetrated the joint it will often do nothing. I am speaking from experience.
Drive down to Bursons Auto parts just off Joondalup drive and get a bottle of Penetrene aerosol.
Honestly, its one of the best $20 I have ever spent. I was soaking bolts in wd40 with no effect. I spray this on a few times and the come loose.
WD40 is a good water dispersant, but I cannot agree its a good lubricant like they say on the pack. Sure, it is good enough to stop hinges squeaking, but anything can do that
The graphic that Cyber Jack posted seems to indicate that the bracket is a press fit but could it be something else. Looking ath the bracket from the end, there appears be some kind of insert between the bracket and the axle, does anyone know what the purpose of that is please?
Hi Appsy and Tyler Everyone wants a resolution to this one!
The steel insert may be original, but more likely a repair. Is it possible to clamp the fixed side and rotate the bracket on the shaft?
Hi Jack, The insert is original because I have had the mower since new. I put the shaft in a vyce and used a long piece of pipe for extra leveridge and the bracket still won't budge. It's really got me stumped!
Even the Masports show the same deal. A roll pin locates the roller shaft on the LH side. Once the pin is removed, the bracket should separate from shaft.
If you take the assy to a general engineer, surely they can use a hydraulic press to release the stubborn bracket.
I took Tyler's advice and got some Penetrene and soaked the assembly for nearly a week with no real success other than the shaft moved about one millimetre! I think you are correct, a press is the only way to attack it now.
I suppose another wouldn't hurt. I sat it upright and applied the Penetrene on the top and it actually seeped through the joint and ran down the shaft so, I know it is getting where it needs to be.
I finally beat it by drilling out the centre of the shaft with a 17 mm drill bit. That allowed me to drive out the shaft because the resultant thin wall of the shaft offered less resistance. Thanks everybody for the helpful suggestions. Now to make the roller ends!
Thanks every body for your advice. Had no luck finding the roller ends so I turned some out of Delrin and inserted a roller bearing each and she's running like a beauty. Now I want to make a bed-knife sharpener but I am not sure what the angle of the edge of the blade is. Rather than take the blade off to measure the angle, does anybody have that info please?
I`m very new to reel mowers but i bought my first one. I believe it is a Morrison Olympic 500, i came to this conclusion from a previous post which had a PDF of the parts list. i looked over the 400, 500 and 600 and the 500 is the closest match. I have an issue with the clutch not pulling the mower when i engage the clutch handle. What could be this issue? In the photos i am pointing to a bolt, should this screw into an internal thread of the clutch plate mechanism with the external thread, that i am pointing to with the screwdriver? I`m also buying a new clutch cable as the old one is shot. Thanks in advance for any help.
