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Anyone in the Hill Country (I’m in Comfort-40 miles W of SA on IH10, and I’ll drive a couple hours!) have a KR Wilson magneto and flywheel gap gauge I can borrow for a couple days? I’ll come to you, and deliver it back in a day or two! Just finished recharging magnets, measuring spools and making sure magnets are N-S around the ring and I’d like to make things easier on myself as I start the “tranny on-tranny off” gap measuring process. I’ve been faithfully home quarantining with just the wife and dog, I’ll socially distance correctly and even pick it up outside your shop and leave it there and I’ll I’ll even throw in a Whataburger gift card for the privilege!

If anyone has an equally easy way to determine magnet plate height around the flywheel with a different method, I’ll try that too!

Try contacting Julius or Marvin in Kerrville.

When you do, set the ring on (unbolted with no shimms) the. Set the flywheel on when the magnets already set and let the magnetism draw them together. Measure the gap between the ring and block. Should make for an easier time setting proper gap without having to lug the flywheel on and off too many times.

My 2¢

Brad

Mike Bender has a good video demonstrating this technique. jb

I have one to loan with instructions if you pay postage both ways.
Dale McMurry Midland, TX 432 559 4130

Rob, you can use a dial indicator too. I’ve made a ‘transmission lift’ tool you can use. It’s essentially 3 chain lengths connected with a ring on the lift end and hooks for the flywheel end. When the engine is vertical-nose down- it makes it easier to lift the tranny numerous times

Thanks Sonny! I’ve got the lifting harness, I made what you’re describing when I added a starter to my ‘18 last year. And howdy to you and S, we'll get together for BBQ when this social distancing mess is thru!

Dale_mcm wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:03 am

I have one to loan with instructions if you pay postage both ways.
Dale McMurry Midland, TX 432 559 4130

Thanks Dale! I’ll give you a call today! It’ll be coming from 210 275 9990

jab35 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:19 pm

Mike Bender has a good video demonstrating this technique. jb

Yup, been looking at Mike's videos. Wish I had all his equipment to balance and set up a tranny like he’s able to do. Just have to trust that Henry’s design and construction still perform like they should!

LOL, great write up, and I HAD researched and read it when I sent out my plea for the tool (which in the end you recommend to use ). But I was close to doing a lot of things I have read about here. My favorite part is the tool was only a 60 mile round trip for you to get, heck, it’s a 40 mile round trip for me to get serious groceries or a hardware box store! I’d make that trip, but all is good, one is coming in the mail! Thanks to all!