1972 Mazda Rx2- Moves to a new home

^^ If you mix green and red often enough you get black ;-)

Looks like you are winning though! iPad issues uploading photos only comes  about since the second last firmware update. Apple is great and fixing one thing and stuffing up a dozen others!  Don't know if the size of the photos are too large. Shouldn't be as they are taken on an iPhone and never had issues before. Never needed to resize

Had thought about it , but need a adapter on the flow meter to use the supplied hose with a quick coupling. Ordered this morning !

Trolley looks excellent! (Did we really expect anything less?!) - much better than an off the shelf job by some margin.

So ,stripped the trolley down and it's gone for powdercoating


Back onto the pullmax/ Shopdog/Reciprocating hammer build. Been spending my lunchtimes trying to figure out how far I had got. Always a problem when you don't do something in one go. Think I know where I was a couple of months back. Pulled the electromagnetic clutch out for a look see



Good thing I did,as it turns out the coil has lost all its magic smoke. So,looking for another clutch. Think the ones used on ride on mowers might be more suitable. Should be a bit beefier,and handle more torque. Think I need to go pay Stigian a visit for some advice.....

Can you run any voltage, I only ask as I think We are changing some 300mm Holding brakes in the next few days, they are considered a service item, so normally there is plenty of life left in them,

Stopped off at the Why Not lair to see Stigian on the way home. Me,being the master of timing,(almost always bad),meant that him and Nigel had left literally seconds before ,on their way to tractor fest. All was not lost though,as I met Nigel's son,Karl. He very kindly organised me a clutch on the understanding that if I use it,a round is due. Fair play. So, getting it home shows it's a bit bigger than the aircon clutch,which is good


Stripping it shows this,that it's been wet and a bit rusty. Not the end of the world. Bearings are siezed from the water,also not good




So long as the coil isn't burnt out,I can make use of it. It works the wrong way round for my application in that when it disengages,it stops the pulley to stop the blades in the mower deck turning. Because the way I want to install it,is the other way round,it means it would disengage the shaft,which is good,but at the same time try and stop the pulley,which isn't good. But,with a new pulley to allow me to run a micro vee belt,new bearings and a different method of adjustment,I think it will be perfect.....

Johnny,

If you need another clutch I have a very similar one - minus the rust and water - in my shed.

Will go and dig it out, you are welcome to it if it progresses the build.

Let me know.

P.

These clutches are not designed to be taken apart. I never read that part of the instruction manual,or any part ,for that matter. So , shall we say,it needed a bit of help. Spotwelds be gone....








Bearings are also staked in,so not replaceable. Both bearings siezed. I checked up on the part number on this clutch. Turns out it is fitted to many lawn mowers ,including John Deere. John Deere about to get Johnny Bravoed......