Reply To: Impeller fab – if you had your druthers

[kirkp]

Appreciate all the replies.
Frank, I hadn’t when you posted but have since reached out to him. I should have said initially that I was THINKING about doing this. Most things I’ve seen lately were geared around doing a mod so didn’t even think of him. Actually it was hard to find his contact email but got it done. I think.

Louis, read Joe’s article with interest. You’re right of course that my KE3 uses the same impeller per the parts list. When I pulled the old impeller which was pretty old, I quick measured the approximate OD at 1.5″. The tips of the vanes were really worn but they still seemed to contact the housing pretty good. I see where the 18-3072 impeller has a 1.835″ OD which is quite a bit larger. I’ll have to measure more accurately.

Buc, that replacement drive piece is a work of art. I need to look at my impeller closer to see how far the recess for the pin goes on the bushing. Joe’s article didn’t address this but zooming in on his pics doesn’t reveal an issue that I can see.

Gary, sounds like a slick way to do this. Had to chuckle about the lathe, I don’t even have access to a drill press. 🙂

Kirk