Reply To: 1940 Eaton Viking/Elto Pal

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djeady wrote:

Haven’t checked that – guessing I need to pull the head off the lower end to check. If there is play, what’s involved in fixing it? Bearing replacement, or is it just some kind of packing – the diagrams I have are not clear.

Will do that next week when I am back at the cottage.

I’ve found it’s usually the top crankshaft bushing that wears the most,
from the weight of the flywheel, I suppose. Not sure if yours has
replaceable bushings or not. If the bushing is bad enough,
you can usually tell by pushing the flywheel from side to side
to check for radial wear.
I would try what Tubs says first before you tear anything apart though!

Prepare to be boarded!