Crank bearing installation

[Stump Shot]

Hey would you mind clarifying that last part about how flywheel side will index it? That’s also a concern I have because the pto side case half has no stop.

The flywheel side does have a stop and will index the crank correctly inside the cases when dropped fully in.

 

[Sawyer94]

So pto side requires the installation of the oil pump to stop the crank? Or just the installation on flywheel side first doesn’t allow it to go any deeper. I gotcha thank you i was thinking about this and it didn’t make sense but I understand now.

 

[redline4]

So pto side requires the installation of the oil pump to stop the crank? Or just the installation on flywheel side first doesn’t allow it to go any deeper. I gotcha thank you i was thinking about this and it didn’t make sense but I understand now.

Yes, on the pto side the oil pump is needed to be bolted up to locate the bearing.
Steve does the flywheel side first and that way no need to install the pump and the bearing ends up where it ends up.
If I am remembering correctly @Stump Shot did a video on that.

 

[Stump Shot]

Yes, on the pto side the oil pump is needed to be bolted up to locate the bearing.
Steve does the flywheel side first and that way no need to install the pump and the bearing ends up where it ends up.
If I am remembering correctly @Stump Shot did a video on that.

There's a pic by pic how to in some Stihl thread or another, I can't know as I lost all my bookmarks.

 

[Sawyer94]

Yes, on the pto side the oil pump is needed to be bolted up to locate the bearing.
Steve does the flywheel side first and that way no need to install the pump and the bearing ends up where it ends up.
If I am remembering correctly @Stump Shot did a video on that.

Makes sense not like the crank is going to allow the bearing to move past its resting location.

 

[jacob j.]

I press the bearings on the crank with an arbor press then toss the assembly in the freezer. I heat the cases with a heat gun. I usually get enough engagement the first time to get case bolts involved, then pull everything together. 550xps don't particularly care for this method though.

Yeah, for a lot of the 5** series Huskies, the factory crank tools are the way to go.