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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: eugene on March 06, 2008, 21:15:57

Title: woodruff keys
Post by: eugene on March 06, 2008, 21:15:57

replaceing crank timing cog could some one tell me how to get the cag ontothe woodruff key
without the key sliding up the shaft and is it meant to be a very tight fit as this is
doing my head in  :evil:

Title: Re: woodruff keys
Post by: extreme90 on March 06, 2008, 22:17:28

i use bearing fit to glue the keys onto the cranks
but usually
by holding the key as a slight angle down and a quick sharp tap with  a copper mallet on the gear sends them home
dan

Title: Re: woodruff keys
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 07, 2008, 07:05:30

Grease or like he said, bearing fit, it won't do any harm at all.

Title: Re: woodruff keys
Post by: eugene on March 07, 2008, 19:52:22

thanks for the advice give it a go in the morning