swillk Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 In the process of reassembling my Champion No. 400 forge blower after tearing it down and cleaning it up, I managed to mess up the end of the large gear shaft and now I can't thread the cone nut on to it. Does anyone happen to have a spare gear shaft (the one that is 7" long that the large gear fits on to) that they would be willing to sell? I was hoping someone had a Champion 400 in bad shape that they scavenged parts out of. I checked eBay and there is nothing there. I took it to a machine shop and he said that cutting 1/4 to 1/2 inches off the end was the only option. Not sure that leaves enough threads on the handle end for the cone nut and top nut. I would appreciate any help in finding one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillk Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 An errant hammer blow dented the shaft out, so it's more than just damaged threads. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillk Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Well, I no longer need a shaft. I figured out a way to fix my problem. I ground down the mushroomed section about 1/3 of the way around the end of the shaft at a 45 degree angle. Then I used a 24 thread per inch file to clean up the threads and the cone nut went on. I took a chance and it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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