dfkrug
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- Joined
- Feb 3, 2004
- Messages
- 7,585
- Location
- Santa Cruz Mtns, CA
- Tractor
- 05 Kioti CK30HST w/ Prairie Dog backhoe, XN08 mini-X
Most recent automotive PS pumps, as well as other accessories, use multi-rib belts
instead of V-belts. This has been true since about 1990, and adapting my new pump
to the old Samurai required a dual-belt crank pulley. I decided it was a bit easier
to make a hybrid pulley, versus changing my pump over from multi-rib to V-belt.
So, I cut and welded a mult-rib pulley to the V-belt crank pully. I used a lathe to
make sure they welded up accurately (photo #1).
Making the bracket for this small pump was the toughest part of the whole project.
Photos #2 and #3 are the mounted result.
For a reservoir, I could have purchased numerous PS units, but I wanted a bit more
volume, so I made one from a 4-inch pipe. The breather is a filter sold for valve
covers, and the fill cap is a leftover Stihl chainsaw fuel cap (photo #4).
instead of V-belts. This has been true since about 1990, and adapting my new pump
to the old Samurai required a dual-belt crank pulley. I decided it was a bit easier
to make a hybrid pulley, versus changing my pump over from multi-rib to V-belt.
So, I cut and welded a mult-rib pulley to the V-belt crank pully. I used a lathe to
make sure they welded up accurately (photo #1).
Making the bracket for this small pump was the toughest part of the whole project.
Photos #2 and #3 are the mounted result.
For a reservoir, I could have purchased numerous PS units, but I wanted a bit more
volume, so I made one from a 4-inch pipe. The breather is a filter sold for valve
covers, and the fill cap is a leftover Stihl chainsaw fuel cap (photo #4).