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I've been slowly working on my 90 year old Craftsman 918. I just finished up with re shimming the main shaft babbitt bearings and replaced all but the drive belt. I was running it while checking the bearing caps with a laser thermometer when it started shaking. Before I could turn it off, something came flying out at me, and all the shaking stopped. It was running smoothly and almost silent.
What came flying out was the outside half of the drive pulley.
I don't know if the belt was too tight, the pulleys were out of line, or if the pulley was bad to start with. Any who, I bought a new pulley today and will pay close attention to tightness and alignment when I install it.
What came flying out was the outside half of the drive pulley.
I don't know if the belt was too tight, the pulleys were out of line, or if the pulley was bad to start with. Any who, I bought a new pulley today and will pay close attention to tightness and alignment when I install it.