RE: (ET) E12M Mower Deck

[Larry Elie <lelie ford com>]

Dave, check the flange position and how it is attached.  I have moved a 
flange 
(an E-12M motor onto a E-12 deck) and I now have seen 3 seperate flange 
positions.  
I suspect it is not the shaft length but the flange position.  You might 
try to shim 
the other 2 motors with a thick 5/16" flat washer, but make sure you have 
enough 
bolt thread to tighten properly.  Another possibility is that you have a 
motor that 
was intended for straight blades, and you put a 'dip' blade on the motor.  
Yes, most 
M decks have dip blades, but I'm not sure all do.  If that is the problem, 
put 'dip' 
blades on the other 2, and a straight blade on the one that is too low.  A 
'dip' blade 
has a side view about like the picture I'll try to draw below:

                ____________________|____________________
   _______/                                                                
       \________

Assuming your mail utility is set up reasonably, I think that may make 
sense.  The 
'straight' blades don't have the two steps.  I would put the 'different' 
motor in the middle.

Larry Elie


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From:   Dave Stensland[SMTP:electron megsinet net]
Sent:   Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:23 PM
To:     elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Subject:        (ET) E12M Mower Deck

I discovered a problem while attaching the last blade on my
newly-rebuilt E12M mower deck.  I'd like to know if anyone can help
figure out the problem.

Two out of the 3 blades are perfectly aligned.  But the shaft on the
third one extends down about 1/4" further than then others, effectively
causing the blade to cut 1/4" too low.

Is there a trick to this?  Right now I think my only option is to take
the motor apart and move both rotor bearings about 1/4" farther down the
shaft, effectively causing the blade to come up about 1/4".  Am I right?

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I've only had my ET baby about a
month.  Please be patient with me while I learn.

Thanks,
-Dave Stensland