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.
Very cool ! Had no idea the parts you used even existed - price is surprisingly affordable, even today, 2 years later with all the f'ed up inflation that's gone on.
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!!
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!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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/
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!
Very cool ! Had no idea the parts you used even existed - price is surprisingly affordable, even today, 2 years later with all the f'ed up inflation that's gone on.
@johnsilvey3208 Good to hear! They're all fairly common parts. Hopefully, they will continue to stay affordable.
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!
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! 😎
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! 😄
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!
Pretty slick way to rotate. Nice build!
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
Nice job young man!
@@sethhughes2163 Thank you!!
That’s what I’m talking about. Great idea.
Thanks 👍
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!
Thank you for sharing this is awesome!!!!
Glad you found it helpful!
Brilliant!
Thanks Stan, I wanted to work smarter, not harder!
Awesome!! Do you know where I can get those bearings and what's the part number of them. Thanks in advance.
LQ4? 😁
HA!! Yeah, LQ4!
Badass brother!
Thanks! 😁
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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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.
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.
Your a genius
😆 Just trying to work smarter, not harder. 😉
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.
Nice
NICE !!!
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/
Watched it again its to G.O.
The gear boxes on summit stands are junk. Not their fault.
Good to know, probably Chinese junk.
I thought engines were balanced on the stand. Like a car body rotisserie.
That is alright👍🏻
Check out the video of my engine stand.