40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
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40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
I've looked for a few hours on eBay and Google trying to find rollers to fit the 1940-50 rod cages with no luck. Book says 3/16"x .344 and .694. All I can seem to find is the 1951-54 rollers which are a shorter length. Does any one sell the right rollers for the 1940-50 cages?
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
Also, I just installed a new "Jims" crank pin. I noticed that the shoulder on the journal doesnt sit flush with the inside of the flywheel ??? On either flywheel. That cant be right , can it? It fits the tapers perfectly.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
Part numbers & pics help
Is pin much below flush under nuts?
Is assembled width between wheels close to female rod width? or way bigger?
Could pin be an over-length version intended for well used flywheels?
Why not use later cages? the old ones are probably worn anyway.
Never heard of an AMCA judge splitting cases & flywheels.
Nifty
Is pin much below flush under nuts?
Is assembled width between wheels close to female rod width? or way bigger?
Could pin be an over-length version intended for well used flywheels?
Why not use later cages? the old ones are probably worn anyway.
Never heard of an AMCA judge splitting cases & flywheels.
Nifty
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
part # 9341 on the long bearing and 9361 on the short. The reason for using the bearing is that is what came out of this motor. If I can find the rollers, Id rather use these cages. Aluminum cages suck Jim's box doesn't state "oversized". I'll post some pics shortly
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
https://www.jpcycles.com/product/430-20 ... ycle=False
Use original cages if good.
Use original cages if good.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
Page 111 of the pan head service manual explains the change and reasoning. I don’t think you will find the earlier slightly longer rollers and while you can use the later slightly shorter rollers in the 40-50 cages it is best to use the 51 and later cages.
Bob
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
I'll look around today to see if I can find the correct rollers, if not, does anyone here have a good set of original 51 and later cages for sale?
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
I know this will never work, better call Jims and see what they got to say. The cages and the female rod are taller than the crank pin. This set of flywheels were together with the old original pin, guy ujust wanted to replace the crank pin and shafts with new Jims stuff.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
so does anyone has a set of 61 flywheels with a factory crank pin laying around? Is there supposed to be a big gap between the end of the journal and the each flywheel? Just wondering. Never remember seeing any harley crank pin installed and you can still see the taper.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
Always a gap on the stepped pins.thepigstye wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:10 am so does anyone has a set of 61 flywheels with a factory crank pin laying around? Is there supposed to be a big gap between the end of the journal and the each flywheel? Just wondering. Never remember seeing any harley crank pin installed and you can still see the taper.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
As Rubone said , there is a gap with the stepped pin.
The steel cages & rollers are exactly the same thing as the big twin Flatties.
V Twin & Jims used to stock these rollers , std. and all oversizes !!
Cheers , Flatboy.
The steel cages & rollers are exactly the same thing as the big twin Flatties.
V Twin & Jims used to stock these rollers , std. and all oversizes !!
Cheers , Flatboy.
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
Think about it a minute. If the pin bottomed against the flywheel how would one know the tapers were tightly/properly seated? Thus, that is the reason for the gap. Make sense?
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Re: 40-50 Knuck con rod rollers
when you install a normal non stepped crank pin in a flywheel, you dont see any of the taper. What is the idea behind only the stepped pins showing a portion of the taper?