I pulled my first sleeve
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Topic: I pulled my first sleeve
Posted By: captaindana
Subject: I pulled my first sleeve
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 5:46am
today all by myself! First time for everything. It went well and this morning my Mechanic is coming to check bearings, journals, condition of an all original engine. When I measure the crank and rod brg it appears to have no wear on standard parts...2.3725" for both...but maybe that's just what I want to see lol!   
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 6:37am
| Step #2.....immediately after removing the connecting rod cap with the crank rod journal down, place a piece of electrical tape over the oil hole in the crank to keep out any dirt. If any dirt falls into the oil hole while you are working on the engine, it will wipe out the rod bearing when you start the engine up for the first time after work is completed. This is one thing I promised employees years ago I would fire them for if they didn't do it. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 7:12am
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When somebody pulls a sleeve I always think of Pop. When we were doing an overhaul we would remove the engine, set it upside down on 2 x 4s, put a 4 x 4 on the sieve and call Pop. He would take an ax - flat aide down - to the 4 x 4 and drive out the sleeve. That was some 50 to 70 years ago. Engines were newer then and you could do it. Not now. Good Luck! Bill long |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 7:18am
| Great pic's cap!!! Were the dogs suppervising the whole time? The sleeve pulling op pic's are a great referance for others-- a picture is worth a thousand words. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 7:19am
First thing I thought of was my friend Armand. He's been pulling the sleeves off his shirts for years. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 8:36am
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[QUOTE=DrAllis]Step #2.....immediately after removing the connecting rod cap with the crank rod journal down, place a piece of electrical tape over the oil hole in the crank to keep out any dirt. Great advise Dr. Allis. Never thought about the electrical tape. |
Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 10:27am
| Did you make the puller tool? Great advice on the bearing. Go the distance Dana, its a field of dreams, Trev. |
Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 12:19pm
| Thanks for the tip Doc A. I did that and when my mech showed up I told and showed him. He said WOW he would do that from now on. He miked and said everything was good. He always puts new rod bearings on when apart even though they mic ok. Mine are standard with no apparent wear. He said with no ridge in the tops of the sleeves he thinks somebody's been in there within the past thousand hours. My wishbone anchor bolts were 3 different sizes outta the 4 bolts and my oil pan gasket had cement on top and bottom so I think someone had been in there if the factory never glued both sides; did they? Anywho I will put back together with new standard rod brg, sleeve, piston, rings, wrist pin and clips, all new top end gaskets, oil pan gasket. When the shop finishes the valve job she'll be tested again. If she doesn't purr like a growlin' kitty then...the pump man's gettin the pump back. |
Posted By: BCPuller
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 3:04pm
| What engine is this? look like flat top pistons? |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 4:57pm
Looken good til picture #3 Captain, That one kinda scary
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Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 4:59pm
| Cappy and Dill helped supervise the job. Kept askin Cap to start the nut at the bottom of the sleeve for me but he just sat there supein'. lol Not flat top...they have bowl. 2900 turbo diesel AC 301. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 5:03pm
Cap'n, this is number 3: 
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |