05-02-2019, 03:58 PM
Blind Spline:
I remember many moons ago, I was 18; I easily removed Engine, restored, rebored, fixed everything, then asked my father to help put it back.
Getting the engine to slide smoothly onto the spline was a real pain. It was the first time in my life I had ever heard my father use a 4 letter word beginning with F - and he used it frequently!
So, do not underestimate the problem..... But on a positive note, the most useful tool we used was a dentist's mirror to see how the spline lined up.
And we "managed"
I remember many moons ago, I was 18; I easily removed Engine, restored, rebored, fixed everything, then asked my father to help put it back.
Getting the engine to slide smoothly onto the spline was a real pain. It was the first time in my life I had ever heard my father use a 4 letter word beginning with F - and he used it frequently!
So, do not underestimate the problem..... But on a positive note, the most useful tool we used was a dentist's mirror to see how the spline lined up.
And we "managed"