Fan drive

[Dave5Cs]

FYI, Luke doesn't work weekends, only M-F 9:30 - 4:00 Eastern. 1-888-262-2434.

FWIW & HTH . . .

Nope Mon through Thursday no longer works Fridays

[richard5933]

Nope Mon through Thursday no longer works Fridays

Asked him about this specifically just a few weeks ago. He is working on Fridays because he's too busy to take the day off anymore.

[olebusman]

Bill, that would be ok but half the rubber is gone. Chunks come out when we took it apart .

[Bill Gerrie]

John
I've never seen the drive. Any way to jamb the rubber back temporarily. Wish I could help you.

[sledhead]

to get you home how about drilling a hole in it and putting in a nut and bolt like Bill said but also injecting a good rtv silicone to fill the space then letting it dry ? so long as it does not vibrate it self to death ?

dave

[chessie4905]

here are pictures of mine. rubber insert is right at end of blade and a cross pin to hold it incase cushion fails. Maybe yours is off an RTS which could be different.

[olebusman]

 Chessie, I was hoping but that is not the same. I'm afraid to cobble to much. It could take out the fan drive and/or the oil pump housing. Possibly the crank. I don't think I'm brave enough to chance it. Someone somewhere has one. I've just got to find it. Still broke down and still hoping. Is Gene Russell a possibility.  I'll call Luke again tomorrow. Maybe he has come up with something.

[luvrbus]

Chessie, I was hoping but that is not the same. I'm afraid to cobble to much. It could take out the fan drive and/or the oil pump housing. Possibly the crank. I don't think I'm brave enough to chance it. Someone somewhere has one. I've just got to find it. Still broke down and still hoping. Is Gene Russell a possibility.  I'll call Luke again tomorrow. Maybe he has come up with something.

If all else fails find a used torus drive cheap they bolt up the same only thing you would add is a oil supply line and let it run full speed that coupling is a tough find from 40 years ago

[luvrbus]

Asked him about this specifically just a few weeks ago. He is working on Fridays because he's too busy to take the day off anymore.

Luke told me he was working 4 days a week to be with his wife before she passed away and is now back to 5 days a week

[luvrbus]

Bill, that would be ok but half the rubber is gone. Chunks come out when we took it apart .

There should be a outfit in Nashville that can repair that ,when I worked for Tennessee Gas there was a couple of places that did vulcanizing on our compressor coupling CRS but I believe it was Nashville Rubber and Gasket   

[chessie4905]

Also check an RTS site. That whole engine and trans probably similar fan drive setup

Try this one in the morning. Maybe they can help.
https://busfixx.tripod.com/busservice/id13.html

[luvrbus]

Also check an RTS site. That whole engine and trans probably similar fan drive setup

Try this one in the morning. Maybe they can help.
https://busfixx.tripod.com/busservice/id13.html

John the owner of that business died several years ago all his parts are setting in a old school house in Kansas and the wife has shut it down.A couple of us are trying to buy his inventory 

[olebusman]

Does anybody have a phone number for Gene Russell. The number on the website is no good anymore.

[chessie4905]

in case you have no luck. I can give you dimension from end of fan attachment to block.

[chessie4905]

measured mine. end of fan hub the blades are attached to absolute surface of cylinder block is 21" leading edge of blades, 1/2" back from end of hub.