Mconner7
Well Known Member
To split the case you need to push on the case half through bolts. I went to Home Depot and bought a piece of medium strength angle iron. At Ace Hardware, I also bought four 1/2x20 female couplers. Then I bought six 1/2x20 nuts and 2” bolts (I had to use grade 8 as that’s all they had), about 15 or 20 large washers that would fit over the 1/2’ bolts.
I had a small length of wooden 2x2.
The goal is to extend the hold down bolts through the angle iron and the wood. You drill holes in the angle iron and the 2x2 to match the cylinder hold down bolts (that are not through bolts) large enough (3/4”) to allow the coupler to pass. Thread the coupler onto the hold down bolts. Add washer and thread the bolt through the other side of the coupler.
Put a nut on the actual through case bolts to protect the threads When you start moving the nut down, the undrilled part of the angle iron presses on the through case bolts forcing the halves apart. If you run out of thread, unscrew and stack more washers.
Go slowly, do not force anything, if the case halves do not immediately start to part, you missed something. Keep the gap even as you go.
Here are some photos.
I had a small length of wooden 2x2.
The goal is to extend the hold down bolts through the angle iron and the wood. You drill holes in the angle iron and the 2x2 to match the cylinder hold down bolts (that are not through bolts) large enough (3/4”) to allow the coupler to pass. Thread the coupler onto the hold down bolts. Add washer and thread the bolt through the other side of the coupler.
Put a nut on the actual through case bolts to protect the threads When you start moving the nut down, the undrilled part of the angle iron presses on the through case bolts forcing the halves apart. If you run out of thread, unscrew and stack more washers.
Go slowly, do not force anything, if the case halves do not immediately start to part, you missed something. Keep the gap even as you go.
Here are some photos.