Turn your pressure washer upside down you’ll be fine.
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I hate wastng oil.
I had originally bought this for the 1 1/8in that i thought my kohler had. Turned out the kohler was the larger version output, near 1.50in. So I had to get an adapter, and that adapter was tight fit. I guess I was just happy it worked out that I neglected its orientation.
probably the least of your worries at this point in time.
Its probably fine. If not I’ve got plenty more machines. I just like this one for some reason.
How it is backwards. Like i said i dont know much about these things yet. Is there an arrow that indicates rotation or what
The gearbox is offset, and can be a lefthand or righthand. As it sits its running the gears inside ultimately counter clockwise. When flipped over the dipstick and drain are interchangeable. No arrow that in aware of, but it’s the whole reason you buy one.
Post some pics when you’re done so i get a better understanding if you could. How did you come to discover this. Thanks
It was late and i should have been sleeping. I’m looking at the gear box diagram and it’s 2 gears. So that would indeed make the righthand pump spin backwards and the lefthand pump spin what Id considered proper. Hmmm… I guess it doesnt matter.
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I’m trying to install my pump and gear box today. What order do these washers go in? Are the brass washers, spacers? Do I need a gasket between the gear box and machine?
Like this without the spacer?
If you need the spacers I would go spacer, washer, grooved lock washer. You want the grooves of the lock washer facing towards the bolt head. Try it without the spacer first or maybe stick a screwdriver in the hole and measure the depth and then measure the bolts. If the bolts don’t bottom out don’t worry about the spacers. Just make sure there’s a little room to spare so they don’t bottom out. If they do and, you crank them down too hard, it’s possible you could damage the case. You don’t need any kind of gasket between the pump and engine. I always use anti-seize on the crankshaft. It’ll make it easier removing the pump down the road if you ever need to. I prefer the copper but any grade will work fine.
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@marinegrunt I have Engine Assembly Lube with graphite. Will this work and Should I put some on between gear box and motor?
Some blue loctite on the bolts, thats all
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The engine assembly lube would probably be better than nothing but anti-seize is more appropriate. Engine assembly lube is used when building engines. You apply it to bearings, races, or any other area where there’s metal to metal contact. It’s used so those areas are lubed for initial startup of the engine and before the engine oil has a chance to seep into those areas.
You shouldn’t need any on the gear box and motor but it wouldn’t hurt anything.
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That probably wasn’t the best advice because it’s not designed for the application but it will definitely be better than nothing. Maybe @dperez can chime in on how well it would work.
Ok. I can just run out and get anti-seize. I’d rather do it right.
I’m just not sure how long or how well the engine assembly lube would last. I probably shouldn’t have said it wasn’t the best advice it’s just not designed for how we’re using it here. It would be similar to be putting motor oil on it. I don’t know if it would get hard or tacky over time. Engine assembly lube is pretty tacky to begin with. I’ve had pumps on other equipment that were a bear to get off because they were installed from the factory without anything. Although, they had been on there for years. We probably pull our pumps off more than most so it might not ever be an issue even if we didn’t use anything. Anti-seize is designed to prevent corrosion between two pieces of metal, aid in disassembly, and won’t set or get hard over time. It definitely helps with be able to slide a pump off easier.
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Don’t use loctite, the groved washer you have there is the loctite.
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I’ve used it before in a pinch. CRC products are well loved around here but there are better products though for life in a moist environment. It does stick to metal very well though. I would use it again if I didn’t have my usual
