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Posted by John on June 30, 2005, 11:50 pm
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:30:05 -0400, TURTLE wrote
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>> Howdy all. I'm replacing a bad well pump motor and have run into a little
>> snag in disassembling the old one. The spindle of the old one is attached
>> to
>> the "flywheel" (sorry... not sure about exact terminology here!) and I am
>> stumped on how to proceed in removing it. It looks like it is basically
>> screwed on, but the spindle rotates freely and I have no means of locking it
>> down. I think there's some sort of thin lock-nut at the tip of the spindle,
>> but I see no way of getting that off. Sorry to be vague here... I can
>> provide photos if need be to help further clarify what I'm talking about.
>>
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> This is turtle.
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> Now I can't see it from here but here goes at a guess.
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> The Treads your looking at is the pull adjustment to the v shape pulley belt
> slot. To Take it a loose there wll be 1 or 2 allen screws holding the pulley
> head on the shaft. Look for allen screw heads to take it loose from the
shaft.
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately there are no screws (allen or otherwise)
left in the way. I think I'll just find a shop I can take it to tomorrow
since I wouldn't get an adequate picture of this to give anyone a better
look. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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