As much fun as it was hooking the V8 Cat up to the prony brake and running it, it was a little to hectic trying to get hooked up. So Brian Krog found me a gear box that will reverse the direction of the clutch direction. PTO direction is opposite engine direction. The bell housings are a little different due to the Cat bell housing has a pony motor bendix incorporated in it. So in keeping it as close to factory looking as I can, this is quite a fun and involved project!!!!!!
This is the bell housing off of the gear box.
You will see the Cat bell housing has the pony motor bendix provision on it.
This is the gear housing that I have to get coupled up to. This is where it gets interesting.
I needed to get a adapter plate turned that will go between the Cat bell housing and the gear box so these items could be bolted up together. This has taken me quite a while, my lathe is a 1918 and is at its max radius with this plate and I do not have a lot of horse power. ( trying to be a machinist)
The plate now looks like it should for it to copy the old bell housing. Just need to use a mill to cut the oil drain back groove from the seal area.
Did not get the picture of the plate on the other side that has a machined surface that centers it into the bore of the Cat bell housing.
This is the bell housing off of the gear box.
You will see the Cat bell housing has the pony motor bendix provision on it.
This is the gear housing that I have to get coupled up to. This is where it gets interesting.
I needed to get a adapter plate turned that will go between the Cat bell housing and the gear box so these items could be bolted up together. This has taken me quite a while, my lathe is a 1918 and is at its max radius with this plate and I do not have a lot of horse power. ( trying to be a machinist)
The plate now looks like it should for it to copy the old bell housing. Just need to use a mill to cut the oil drain back groove from the seal area.
Did not get the picture of the plate on the other side that has a machined surface that centers it into the bore of the Cat bell housing.