crankshaft rear oil wick?
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Topic: crankshaft rear oil wick?
Posted By: J&J
Subject: crankshaft rear oil wick?
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2025 at 12:17pm
| Oil wick that lubes the throw out bearing. I guess the only way to get this thing out is with a pick, compressed air and patience. Any tricks on installing a new one without destroying it? |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2025 at 1:02pm
if you have the crank out, its a striaght shot thru the crank.. you can use a small drill to help get the old one out..even if you dont have the crank out, a small drill can help get it out from the rear..... YES.. its a pain putting the new one in.. rolling it on a table top to get it a few thousandths smaller than the hole can help.. book aint much help.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2025 at 7:05pm
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Soak the wick in oil for a couple of days, Tie a piece of mig welding wire (or other small strong wire) around one end and then with a lot of strength pull the wire and wick thru and trim excess. Or plug the hole in the crank and put a dub of grease in the pilot bearing before mating the engine and bellhousing. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2025 at 8:06am
| It says "or no clutch shaft pilot brg". ....What keeps things in line? |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2025 at 11:23am
There are some serial number breaks in the WD/WD45 parts catalog that seem to indicate they used one for a while, then didn't use one at all for a while, and then put a bearing back in but changed to a different part number. My WD had an unsealed/unshielded open ball bearing (I presume so the wick oil could easily get into it) and I replaced it with a sealed/permanently lubricated bearing, removed the wick, and plugged the hole in the crank. I think I heard about doing that somewhere on here. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
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