Well, I figured that was a good time to strip everything down off the front, refresh, rebuild and repaint. So far I've rebuilt the fan hub, had the radiator repaired/refreshed, and rebuilt the governor. The crank pulley came off easier than I had anticipated after all the horror stories I read here or watched on Youtube. A big bearing separator and puller from Harbor Freight did the job with no drama or damage.
Looks like the crankshaft is the unthreaded type. Although there were witness marks on the shaft that showed signs of a set screw in years gone by, the pulley that I removed had no set screw.
I ordered the complete front end seal kit from Steiner. It included a seal and what seems to be sleeve for the sealing surface on the pulley.
Has anyone used the sleeve before or have any opinion about using it? The sealing surface on the pulley was pretty rough. Even after an hour of sanding (I don't have a lathe), it's still pretty rough and has a noticeable groove. I don't think I would get a good seal without using the sleeve.
If I use the sleeve would folks recommend some sort of locktite or other compound between the sleeve and pulley to keep the sleeve from spinning and to keep oil from leaking out under the sleeve?
Many thanks.
Richard
