Anybody ever shorten the shaft on a Honda?

[treeguyinoh]

Hey guys, I have come up with a Honda 390gx for a song to use on a splitter, but the shaft is about an inch too long to mount to a direct couple mount. Cutting an inch of the shaft on the engine will do the trick, but i have never tried this before. So, instead of learning the hard way as usual, I thought I would ask you guys. Will this cause a problem? I can just reach with a vert. self feed bandsaw(Roll-In) with a lot of fixturing, but other than that, I am probably down to an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. This seems like it may get a little hot on the oil seal. If anyone has ever tried this, please let me know. Thanks

 

[showrguy]

yea, i did it..
i used a cutoff wheel on an angle grinder, worked great !!!!
mine was a briggs but the situation was the same as yours, had to take an inch off to work with the lovejoy coupler..
good luck

 

[Walt41]

Go slow and use oil to save the saw teeth, I have done it on an old Kohler to get a clutch assembly on.

 

[treeguyinoh]

Thanks a lot guys. I have a spiral air jet on that saw, as it does not lend itself to flood or mist, but i may try to dribble a little oil in there while she cuts. Thanks again

 

[formersawrep]

Use a hacksaw with a special "blade". It is a wire that has abrasive on it. You idle the engine and use hold the hacksaw to it. We have done it many times. Gives a perfectly square cut. Really not hard to do either.

 

[bushmaster]

same here briggs though with a anglegrinder

 

[gulity1]

Instead of cutting shaft and ruiing engine for something else later can you build a new pump mount? Just my 2 cents??

 

[CWME]

Angle grinder and a cutoff wheel worked for me. 30 seconds and it was done.

 

[loadthestove]

Angle grinder and a cutoff wheel worked for me. 30 seconds and it was done.

+1 :agree2:

 

[bigmoose]

The shaft on that honda engine is harder than those on briggs.You wont be able to cut it with a hacksaw.Friction disc is your only option.

 

[treeguyinoh]

Thanks guys. Bandsaw teth were juls making it shiny, so after about 5 seconds of trying to saw it, I just grabbed the angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Worked like a charm.

 

[Iska3]

The shaft on that honda engine is harder than those on briggs.You wont be able to cut it with a hacksaw.Friction disc is your only option.

That Honda shaft is hard... Put a damp rag around the shaft by the oil seal to keep away the heat and cut it with a grinder..