This thread will be a complete step by step on how to rebuild your Onan B & P series engine. B43, B48, P216, P218 & P220. Tips and tricks on tearing the engine down and putting it all back together along with everything in between.
I will include anything possible that will save you $$ along the way without taking shortcuts that will come back to haunt you later.
I'll start out by skipping past the removal of the Onan from your tractor as that is fairly straight forward along with unbolting all the easy parts and jump right to the one thing that will stop you in your tracks. The crankshaft timing gear.
Everything is stripped down on the Onan block but how do you get that dang crank timing gear off? No room behind it to give the gear puller arms a place to grip and until that gear is off the crank is not coming out!
Time for a "special tool". I made this adapter years ago and never got around to making it perfect.....if it works don't fix it! This was a chunk of steel I made to bolt on to the gear face via the two 10X32 threaded holes already tapped in the gear. Use allen style 10X32 as they typically are grade 8. Cheap or low grade screws will break! 20 years on these and they are in perfect shape.
Grind a small notch on the back side for clearance of the gear woodruff key. You can see where it sticks out slightly in the second pic. Put the flywheel bolt back in all the way for the puller bolt to bear against. The gear is a press fit and on VERY tight.
I will include anything possible that will save you $$ along the way without taking shortcuts that will come back to haunt you later.
I'll start out by skipping past the removal of the Onan from your tractor as that is fairly straight forward along with unbolting all the easy parts and jump right to the one thing that will stop you in your tracks. The crankshaft timing gear.
Everything is stripped down on the Onan block but how do you get that dang crank timing gear off? No room behind it to give the gear puller arms a place to grip and until that gear is off the crank is not coming out!
Time for a "special tool". I made this adapter years ago and never got around to making it perfect.....if it works don't fix it! This was a chunk of steel I made to bolt on to the gear face via the two 10X32 threaded holes already tapped in the gear. Use allen style 10X32 as they typically are grade 8. Cheap or low grade screws will break! 20 years on these and they are in perfect shape.
Grind a small notch on the back side for clearance of the gear woodruff key. You can see where it sticks out slightly in the second pic. Put the flywheel bolt back in all the way for the puller bolt to bear against. The gear is a press fit and on VERY tight.