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Allis Chalmers WD45 crank removal ?
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    Posted: 18 hours 51 minutes ago at 8:58pm
Well the tractor I bought off a member of this forum arrived on Thursday and I am already working on making it mine. He really made me a good deal and this machine is awesome!

I have someone welding up a bracket for the front to hang some suitcase weights and I am thinking about removing the piece circled in blue that the hand crank engages to.  I have the original handcrank still, but I am thinking having this mechanism is a moot point.  How hard is it to remove this piece?
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Here are some more pictures of my machine.  I had to wash all the road salt off from the ride to PA.  It wasn't easy in the cold weather.  I then brought it inside to start setting it up for our farm.  I decided to rub it down with some linseed oil.  It really brings the old paint up a little.  I will paint the engine to cover up the
 primer they put on when they rebuilt it. 
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Just whack it off and leave 1/2" sticking out. You want the hole plugged to keep dirt out.
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It's actually kind of handy if you ever have to work on the distributor.
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Also handy when doing valve adjustment.
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Take the bolts and spring and pin out behind the bolster. It should slide out tbe front.
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On mine with the 6 cylinder swap, it was removed and has cork plugs in the holes
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I would do what Nathan said and save the parts. JMO.
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Out the front and plug the holes....
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If doing it that way, I would cut off or torch off the pin on the engine end, instead of driving it out and bending the shaft while laying on your back working overhead. remember a wide front hand crank shaft has that "knuckle" on the engine end, making its removal even harder.
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