Like a bullet

[Farrell In Vancouver]

Last drive train components are the engine and steering column, so this long weekend called for the tear down of my June of 31 Canadian AA engine.
The fly wheel gave me a fight but eventually wiggled off. Gave the housing a good look over for cracks and found this:
Looks like some on lost a bendix drive. Kept looking and fond a bolt where it should not be:

[Farrell In Vancouver]

Here's the back side:

Hopefully it did no more damage, I think I'll leave it there for fun.

[wewodad]

Looks like one of the starter drive special bolts came loose and had it's way with things inside the housing.

[spectria]

Looks like one of the starter drive special bolts came loose and had it's way with things inside the housing.

Look like the things in the housing had it's way with that wienie bolt!

PS: I wouldn't leave anything loose in the bellhousing...

[Farrell In Vancouver]

Looks like one of the starter drive special bolts came loose and had it's way with things inside the housing.

Look like the things in the housing had it's way with that wienie bolt!

PS: I wouldn't leave anything loose in the bellhousing...

No nothing loose will be left, but the starter-drive bolt can stay, if its at all hard to remove.
Babbit was fine and looks like the bore is around forty over and clean. I have another bench covered in greasy parts to clean up.........sigh.........

[spectria]

Looks like one of the starter drive special bolts came loose and had it's way with things inside the housing.

Look like the things in the housing had it's way with that wienie bolt! PS: I wouldn't leave anything loose in the bellhousing...

No nothing loose will be left, but the starter-drive bolt can stay, if its at all hard to remove.
Babbit was fine and looks like the bore is around forty over and clean. I have another bench covered in greasy parts to clean up.........sigh.........

There is never any end to cleaning up!

[vtwinsideways]

I thought the 6 bendix bolts I found in one was bad, I guess it could have been much worse!

[Farrell In Vancouver]

Yup, lots worse. After cleaning the flywheel housing showed two cracks radiating out from the lower engine bolt holes. Ratz! Yet when struck with a hammer the housing rang pretty good. She must have taken quite a jolt to the drive line a some point, I cleaned up another and it was in far better shape so I guess the one with the bolt through will be a conversation piece only.

Motor is stripped and sent to the machinist for a crack hunt, and possibly boring to the next size up.
And away we go..............

[manyolkars]

dont throw away an AA housing!
Its easy to weld if you use a Henrob