What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,803]

 

 

A hour working on a Cricuit and one more step done.

[ineedanother 2,528]

Not wanting to do too much to this c-161 that is mostly original, I'm making an exception for solid shaker mounts. That last one seems to always be a challenge but I loosened one of the mounting blocks and was able to start that last bolt. This shored up the primary ground wire while I was at it so that's a plus.

[ebinmaine 79,517]

8 hours ago, ineedanother said:

shored up the primary ground wire

 

Good add. 

Ground is paramount to proper DC circuits.  

 

I do realize you want to keep originality. 

Adding wires to create a full ground loop from engine block to frame to steering tower will save many future headaches.  

 

 

[ineedanother 2,528]

This is a lot of work without a machine shop but I really needed to get these made before I install the ARK on the 161 (the old one on the bench is from the junk pile!).

 

[Lee1977 7,690]

1 hour ago, ineedanother said:

This is a lot of work without a machine shop but I really needed to get these made before I install the ARK on the 161 (the old one on the bench is from the junk pile!).

 

 

 

Those will stay with you, I have one set that I built in 1989 and they are still tight, don't see any ware. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Lee1977

[ineedanother 2,528]

Also on the 161, there are some mixed reviews for this but I went ahead and installed some radial bearings on the spindles. Added 1/8" that I took off the top to allow access to the groove for the clip. In the process I'm reminded how much I dislike grease guns. Are any of them reliable for those of us that use them 3-4 times a year?