lesorubcheek
Addicted to ArboristSite
Hello all. I'm a new member here and want to say up front I've found tons of very useful info about my biggest addiction... chainsaws. I have a P40 that I'm in the process of restoring and wanted to ask advice regarding a broken flywheel fin. Haven't ran it enough to know if this will even be a problem yet. I've searched the forum for suggestions about broken flywheel fins and found recommendations of cutting the opposite one for balancing and of using JB Weld to reattach a broken fin.
The flywheel is a Wico and I've attached a pic. I found a newer style Phelon flywheel on ebay, but just my luck it appears the keyway is located different so the timing will be off and so its not the solution either. Anyone ever try to use aluminum welding to repair a broken fin? Any issues with heating it that may cause fractures? Any tricks to balance a flywheel? Open to any and all suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
The flywheel is a Wico and I've attached a pic. I found a newer style Phelon flywheel on ebay, but just my luck it appears the keyway is located different so the timing will be off and so its not the solution either. Anyone ever try to use aluminum welding to repair a broken fin? Any issues with heating it that may cause fractures? Any tricks to balance a flywheel? Open to any and all suggestions.
Thanks in advance.