Hi all,
well rather a lot has happened since my last post, in the world in general and certainly with this mower.
It is pretty much dismantled to its last bolt now but it has fought me tooth and nail every step of the way, 30 years of sitting idle rusting had its way.
I have gathered a lot of intel along the way on construction, bearing sizes, thread sizes etc.
If there are any specific parts that people want to see dismantled, I probably have a photo of it now.
My biggest problem at the moment is the magneto flywheel. As many other people have experienced, the flywheel was an utter nightmare to get off (I'd have to say that the captive nut removal system was just a bad idea from day one, especially on a soft bronze flywheel that really doesn't have much structural rigidity). Anyway, the eccentric cam collar that holds the flywheel on the crankshaft got badly damaged during removal and is no longer serviceable.
So, does anyone know of a serviceable R67 flywheel anywhere??? (or even just the cam collar?)
Stay safe!
Cylon
