One of the bolts holding on the flywheel broke off while reinstalling. Is it necessary to remove that broken bolt? Found surface crack on flywheel but don’t have a grand to replace it. So can live with these to problems. Tractor gets light use around my property. Thanks for the help. Tractor is a B6100 man clutch four wheel drive
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TheOldHokie
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Take it out. If it broke while tightening it will probably spin right out with a left hand twist drill. A cracked flywheel would not be something I could live with.
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I was not there when it happened but my guess is a impact wrench was used..Just the head broke off shaft is sticking out and even with a pipe wrench it won’t move. Afraid to use heat what do you thinkTake it out. If it broke while tightening it will probably spin right out with a left hand twist drill. A cracked flywheel would not be something I could live with.
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Kubota Flywheel B6100. Part No. 1537125010. Used. Kubota. 15375-25012.
KUBOTA B6100E FLYWHEEL COMPLETE 15375-25010 | eBay
FOR SALE IS A USED FLYWHEEL COMPLETE FOR AKUBOTA B6100E. THESE PARTS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE KUBOTA B6100E.www.ebay.com
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If you’re talking in the friction area only, it’s no problem. They normally don’t go deep. If a careful inspection shows it’s cracked from or through a bolt hole or to an inner or outer edge, it’s junk.
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sound like maybe someone ran that bolt in, maybe cross threaded or damaged threads, with an impact? I've done it...and had the joys of replacing a crankshaft because of my own stupid "mistake". It could have been repaired but it was a customer's machine, I replaced it rather than trying to repair it. The customer was happier with that.
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It's very possible the flywheel was not in time with the crankshaft and the bolt was cross-threaded, then ran in with an impact gun.
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hmm... can you remove flywheel, then use GREAT vicegrips to grip the 'shaft' of the 'headless' bolt ?
I think the solution is in Jay's and Whitetigers answers. Remove the flywheel, get the broken bolt out, then start over making sure the bolts all thread in with your fingers. If there is resistance don't use a wrench because you probably have to remove and rotate the flywheel one bolt hole and try again.
There is only one position the flywheel will bolt on correctly and someone probably did not mark how the flywheel came off and just started bolting it back on randomly and mis-guessed!!
There is only one position the flywheel will bolt on correctly and someone probably did not mark how the flywheel came off and just started bolting it back on randomly and mis-guessed!!
If you've never done it before I would consider having someone experienced do the thread repair, considering it's the crankshaft. It's even easier to screw up the thread repair process than it is to screw up the original threads.
Also, the flywheel and pressure plates are some of the most critical parts on a vehicle to torque PROPERLY (i.e. to spec, with a torque wrench) because they are some of the hardest to get back to later when they come loose, and can cause some of the most damage when they come loose.
This is coming from an ASE Master tech who has made every mistake in the book.. whether it's screwing up a crankshaft or having a flywheel come loose.. Trust me, i've been there. I've been everywhere.
Also, the flywheel and pressure plates are some of the most critical parts on a vehicle to torque PROPERLY (i.e. to spec, with a torque wrench) because they are some of the hardest to get back to later when they come loose, and can cause some of the most damage when they come loose.
This is coming from an ASE Master tech who has made every mistake in the book.. whether it's screwing up a crankshaft or having a flywheel come loose.. Trust me, i've been there. I've been everywhere.
First: Take the flywheel off: Then weld a washer over the remaining stud: Then weld a nut to the washer, then screw out the bolt.
Thanks for all your replays. We put it back together the way it is and I’m working on the forget what happened there theme. Couple of weeks should be good to go. One of the benefits of getting old.