1915 Maxwell Fan Bracket spring

[GasWorksGarage]

hello all,

 

I am working on a 1915 Maxwell that the spring on the belt tensioner broke. Luckily I had a spare.

My question is how do you set the tension on it?? Any pictures would be great

 

Thanks in advance

[hddennis]

Here's hoping your doing this with the radiator off. The cylinder head has a pin right next to the threaded hole that the fan support bolt B5083 screws into that engages the holes in the spring lock plate B5600. If the radiator is out of the way you can loosen the bolt, disengage the pin and the fan can be rotated to set the tension. It will be a trial and error to get it right but is very easy, with the radiator out of the way. The last time I did it the radiator was on and it was a royal pain !! I had to set the spring lock plate B5600 where I thought it should be, set the fan in the proper position for a tight belt and then coax the spring back into it's hole in the fan support B5630 with a bunch of jury rigged hose clamps and baling wire tensioners. NOT FUN !!  Your mileage may vary.

 

Howard Dennis

[GasWorksGarage]

Thanks for the info, now to find a spring as the spare is broken also.

Edited June 7, 2017 by GasWorksGarage
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