Standard SAE Flywheel Dimensions and Its Application to Tractor Repair
SAE Housings and Flywheel Dimensions needs to be understood by the mechanic, farmer, or DIY individual, as its necessary to correctly identify tractor engine components for repair, engine replacement, or transmission replacements. SAE is an abbreviation for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and their standards or guidelines. SAE has many standards, and this tractor repair tip will touch on one SAE standard-the standard that provides guidelines on housings and flywheel dimensions.
To begin with, where is this used?
According to SAE, “This SAE Standard specifies the major dimensions and tolerances for Engine Flywheel Housings and the Mating Transmission Housing Flanges. It also locates the crankshaft flange face or the transmission pilot bore (or pilot bearing bore) stop face in relation to housing SAE flange face”
To fully understand this, let’s look at this example.
A customer wanted to remove a Fiat CP3 engine on a Laverda 152 Combine, and …