Crank pulley Problems

Anyone come across a crank pulley on a WD motor that has a bolt in it but no head on the bolt? I bought the motor and the crank pulley has broken ears on it fo rthe hand crank. When I went to take it off today the bolt has no head on it. I thought of cutting a slot in it with a hack saw and using a big screwdriver and heat to try to get it out or, taking a dremel tool and trying to cut a square head on it.  Any suggestions. Thanks, Roger.

Cutting a slot might work. If it doesn't you could always drill it out, I'm guessing it's fairly soft.

It's not long enough to put a couple of nuts on it, and it is close to the pulley. I thought of that first. I am going to soak it with PB Blaster and then try the slot and heat thing later next week. Have to put a roof on the first of the week and will probably take 3-4 days to do it. Thanks. I will let you know how it goes.

I loojed at it in the hopes that it had a allen hole in it. It is going to be in the 90s here today so I am going to work on it a little this am while it is still relatively cool. We will see what happens.

I was just talking to my BIL today, who is a mechanic and told me the same thing. I am going to try this tomorrow.  I looked at the pulley that came off the original motor in the WC and it has been built up inside with brass? I am guessing that either the pulley was wobbled out ot the crank end was buggered up and they did this for a fix. Going to try to put this on tomorrow after I get the other pulley off.

I thought it was a problem with the rod and pin until I looked a lot closer and saw the ears on the pulley were broken off. If I ever figure out how to post pics here they will explain better than I can write about. I hope this works.

And if it is a socket head set screw, there is a good chance it is short enough to allow a second one under it since there would be no jam nut.

An awfull lot of the B's were double set screwed. Found my first after breaking the flange off with a puller.

yea, youve got a power steering double pulley setup.  The pulley setscrew is an allen headed setscrew, the allen wrench will just barley clear the larger pulley to unscrew the setscrew.  Of course its possible youve got something else, but check it over again to be sure your not missing something.  Good luck.

There is another flat spot on the opposite side of the pulley, however there is no hole or bolt of any kind in it! I thought there shold also be another set screw.

Nah! They only pinned from one side.Looks like what you said,a bolt run in and cut off.The normal deal was tapered allen screw in first and a short one run in on top of it.

hamman01 wrote: this is the bolt that I am dealing with. I almost have this picture thing figured out. I will have this off today.

I'd just grind the paint off the top of the old bolt and weld a nut on it heat the old bolt up and take it out if it has the right setup in there there will be a 2th set screw in it too.