DIY Geared Rotating Engine Stand
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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The 2 main components of this project are tractor trailer brake pieces; A 10 spline S-Cam shaft and a matching 10 spline Manual Slack Adjuster. The S-Cam is a large, splined shaft which the slack adjuster fits into. The slack adjuster is basically a worm-drive gear reduction unit, when the small bolt on the side of the Slack Adjuster is turned, the S-Camshaft spins.
Here's the ones I used;
S-Cam ($47) - extremebrake.c...
Slack Adjuster ($35) - amzn.to/3F7lMdq
The other components of this project are Pillow Blocks & a couple pieces of steel. (The S-Cam has a 1 1/2" shaft diameter, so I found Pillow Blocks in the same size to match.)
Pillow Blocks, 1.5" ID ($31/pair) - amzn.to/3mbzogs
Thanks for this. Picked my parts up yesterday. Went to a local business who overhauls semi-truck rear ends. For warranty purposes, When they do a rebuild for retail. They automatically replace these two components with new parts. The used go into the metal recycling bin. They were great and gave them to me free. Dropped the shaft off at a friends shop where it will get a thorough cleaning. He’s going to put it in his lathe, cut off the knuckle and true up the shaft for the pillow bearing. I’m going to use it as the rotating gear on a stand that will have a grinder at the top and a grinder on the bottom. This gives me the ability to grind and polish with 4 different stones and buffers. I’ll position it in my shop to give me easy access to the adjuster. Again, thanks for the inspiration.
That's a great idea to get the parts for cheap!
Great idea you saved me $$$. I'm upgrading my existing heavy duty engine stand I built in 1980.
That's great to hear. I'm glad the information could be helpful! Awesome that you're upgrading an old, homebuilt stand! 😎
I like the gearing method. Neat. Though an impact is a bad idea for any gears, much better to use a drill. Ive destroyed gears in jacks and other tools with impacts. I learned the hard way.
Good point! I have a speed handle that I typically use, it gives me more control. I used the impact because it was handy, but not ideal for sure. Thanks for the comment!
I just made your stand after losing my finger nail in a standard stand when the handle hit the brace. Your stand works great!
That sounds painful, glad the upgraded stand is working well for you!
Wow!! Thank you for sharing. I found your video a little late. I purchased the rotating stand from summit however I will still make your setup for another Stand. Cheers!!
Nice, hey at least you found it! 😄
Nice job young man!
@@sethhughes2163 Thank you!!
Pretty slick way to rotate. Nice build!
That’s what I’m talking about. Great idea.
Thanks 👍
This video came up in my suggestions. 😊 I'm definitely going to make this stand and head. Subbed your channel 👍
Awesome, thanks!!
Pretty neat! Looking to do something like this for rotisserie build. Thanks
I'd love to see that, I'd be worried about the sheer weight, though.
@RockyMountainExtreme yeah I probably will go with hand winch instead, after thinking about it
I used the 28 spine. The teeth for the worm gear are on the outside so it doesn’t matter
Nice! Yeah, as long as the cam shaft and slack adjuster have a matching spline count, you're good to go!
Your a genius
😆 Just trying to work smarter, not harder. 😉
Thank you for sharing this is awesome!!!!
Glad you found it helpful!
Brilliant!
Thanks Stan, I wanted to work smarter, not harder!
Badass brother!
Thanks! 😁
Nice
Awesome!! Do you know where I can get those bearings and what's the part number of them. Thanks in advance.
Seems like a great idea. The additions also seem to be heftier than the original stand. How is this working 11 months later?
It's working great, 3 different engines on it and a transmission. Each one was handy to roll over to work on. There's currently a 350 block mounted up, getting ready to build.
@@RockyMountainExtreme Excellent, thanks for sharing.
Would it be better with a 28 spline? Would it turn slower? What pros or cons could i anticipate with it? Oh my. I am thankful to come across your video!! 🙌
It doesn't matter, long as the S cam shaft and slack adjuster are the same spline count. That won't change the rotating speed. I used my rotating engine stand today with a speed wrench and it was so handy!
@@RockyMountainExtreme awesome. Thank you so much for the reply. Perfect solution for my heavy 6.0 powerstroke. Do you know of where I can obtain a plate similar to yours bolted to the rear of the engine? I tried googling but cant seem to find one for. 6.0 powerstroke. Thanks.
@@leroijr407 You're welcome! I sourced my engine mounting plate from ICT Billet, I know they make mounts for other engines, but I'm not sure about the PowerStroke.
@@RockyMountainExtreme perfect. Worth a try if they can do a custom one for me. Thanks.
The gear boxes on summit stands are junk. Not their fault.
Good to know, probably Chinese junk.
NICE !!!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm building a stand based on what you did here. What are the dimensions of the plate you mounted the pillow block bearings are mounted to?
Mine is 7" x 6", just keep an eye on the length of the S-Cam shaft length and the width of the pillow blocks and build around those measurements.
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Does it need a positive stop to keep the engine from turning while working on it?
No, but it does have a slight amount of play in it back & forth. It hasn't been an issue, I've torqued down head bolts, etc with the play and it's been fine.
That is alright👍🏻
Check out the video of my engine stand.
LQ4? 😁
HA!! Yeah, LQ4!
I thought engines were balanced on the stand. Like a car body rotisserie.
The S cam link does not work :(
Ahhh, that sucks! You'll need a 10 spline S-cam to match the slack adjuster. I'll try find another link and update the info. Thanks for the heads up.
@@RockyMountainExtreme Just thought you should know and thanks for posting this :)
I found another S-Cam that should work for $10 less than the one I used! Updated the info and link in the description, too. -
S-Cam ($47) - extremebrake.com/product/s-c2-011-l/
The cost of parts and time just buy a geared engine stand. They are like 350 buck.
Nah, I'd rather build it... its just an option, but I'm into mine for way less than $350.
If you already have one this is a 75$ modification.
The $350 premade stands are also of a significantly lower quality, generally. For less than $200, this can be fabricated and will last beyond the “cheap” prefabbed units