My wife likes the truckmount 😆

[Dwain Ray]

It was just stuck like hell. On another note I heard a pop when I was putting the new blower mounting bolt in to replace the one that sheared off. I'm really really hoping it was just the bottle jack shifting when pressure was taken off of it as I tightened the new mounting bolt to the blower. I'll find out tomorrow morning.

It was just stuck like hell. On another note I heard a pop when I was putting the new blower mounting bolt in to replace the one that sheared off. I'm really really hoping it was just the bottle jack shifting when pressure was taken off of it as I tightened the new mounting bolt to the blower. I'll find out tomorrow morning.

I take it you got the old broken bolt out ok? I need better pics of the pulley and brand name?? All my machines have browning pulleys with them the 2 bolts that tighten are used to to remove ( open holes to tighten threded to remove )

 

[hogjowl]

I always roll my belts off.

 

[Bryce C]

I always roll my belts off.
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I tried that with a flat head screw driver, then a piece of rope. I Couldn't get it to ride over the lip of the pulley. Have you done that on geared/toothed belts?

 

[hogjowl]

It even works on the ones with dentures.

 

[Bryce C]

Like this one

 

[Bryce C]

If I keep sucking at mechanical work I'll soon need dentures

 

[hogjowl]

Like this one

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I can’t think of any reason it wouldn’t.

 

[Bryce C]

I take it you got the old broken bolt out ok? I need better pics of the pulley and brand name?? All my machines have browning pulleys with them the 2 bolts that tighten are used to to remove ( open holes to tighten threded to remove )

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I did get the sheared bolt out! I propped the blower up with a small bottle jack and the bolt came out pretty easily. Nice pulley, mine is stupid, there are 3 holes total, and only 1 hole to thread a grub screw in to pop the pulley off. If there were 2 removal holes on opposing sides I imagine going back and forth a few times would make it come off like a breeze.

 

[Dwain Ray]

From the pictures It looks like there is 2 allen head screws holding it together??

 

[Dwain Ray]

I did get the sheared bolt out! I propped the blower up with a small bottle jack and the bolt came out pretty easily. Nice pulley, mine is stupid, there are 3 holes total, and only 1 hole to thread a grub screw in to pop the pulley off. If there were 2 removal holes on opposing sides I imagine going back and forth a few times would make it come off like a breeze.

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If you can't get the pulley off, and you can't adjust the tension in enough to get the belt on. Can you loosen / remove mounting bracket bolts enough to get the belt on?? How about loosening the 4 jackshaft bolts and leave the blower stationary and move the driveshaft in enough to get the belt on. If there's not enough threds on the driveshaft bolts to allow it to move enough to install the belt , maybe remove the bolts 1 at a time and temporarily replace with longer ones to keep everything together while replacing the belt then tighten up and reinstall the original bolts one at a time ???now another thought are you attempting these repairs with the driver and passenger seats still in the van???

 

[Bryce C]

If you can't get the pulley off, and you can't adjust the tension in enough to get the belt on. Can you loosen / remove mounting bracket bolts enough to get the belt on?? How about loosening the 4 jackshaft bolts and leave the blower stationary and move the driveshaft in enough to get the belt on. If there's not enough threds on the driveshaft bolts to allow it to move enough to install the belt , maybe remove the bolts 1 at a time and temporarily replace with longer ones to keep everything together while replacing the belt then tighten up and reinstall the original bolts one at a time ???now another thought are you attempting these repairs with the driver and passenger seats still in the van???

Great tips on moving the driveshaft, I didn't have to do that this time since I got the pulley off but I think I will certainly go that route when I need to remove the blower belt in the future. I didn't think to remove the seat! Seems like I don't think enough

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Bryce, take it to a distributor and get an estimate for repair. You’ve gotta put a little money in it. Your idea of your porty is good for now while you’re young.