Tod Engine Shrink Links

[@Camping814]

Satisfying to see the shrink link being installed.

[@happyhome41]

Rick, you and team are AMAZING. Thank you for exposing yet another brick in the foundation of civilization.

[@trottermalone379]

Productive day! Question - Old tech is so gratifying in its simplicity and effectiveness.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Great video also as someone who grew up watching scrubs every time you say “the Tod” all I can think of is the character Todd from the show and how he would refer to himself as the Todd

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@mikus4242]

Thanks for recording this.

[@wilsonhardy2100]

Wow that 40” caliper just made me laugh. I’ll more than likely never use one that long. Wonderful content as always.

[@scowell]

You've seen the welding cable method of heating RR tires? Same might work here.

[@s16100]

Awesome. Sorry I missed out on being involved.

[@pp-nf3sv]

Very informative. I’ve read of shrink links before on some of the large engine sites. It’s great to have a video of how the process was done. I can imagine they would have used a portable forge to do basically the same process of heating. I do have a question…….what was the purpose of the series of square holes in the end of the flywheel?

[@rickswanberg4995]

I think they are for jacking the engine to a start position with a very large bar.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Nice job. The moment the shrink link goes in was nerve wrecking to watch, should it go home or does it get stuck because it cools down too quickly? In that case it would be a lot more difficult to heat it up again because of the thermal mass of the flywheel added and that it can be heated only from one side when it's in the recess.

[@williamstuessy1611]

This is such a good project.....are you ever open to the public ? ( Summertime or Fall ) Thanks, Bill S.

[@GICK117]

No offense. I realize you're very knowledgeable on these issues. But please, get you some proper scaffolds up there. I would hate to see people doing something for the Good of it get injured.

[@davelewandoski4292]

Great video , thanks for sharing Rick