I have a Fontaine 680 ski tuner. It appears the free wheel is now frozen. Before I start messing with it, does anyone know how the wheel comes off? It looks like I may need a wheel pulley. Anyone experience this before?
Thanks.
Fontaine 680
Moderators: Head Monkey, kelvin, bigKam, skidesmond, chrismp
-
- Posts: 2337
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm
- Location: Western Mass, USA
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 2337
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm
- Location: Western Mass, USA
- Contact:
I talked to Dave at http://www.fontaineskituning.com/ and he was very helpful. Talked me through on how to dis-assemble the free wheel mechanism. Wasn't very difficult.
The freewheel is held on with just a nut on the shaft of the eccentric tensioner. The drive side has a square key between the motor shaft and the wheel. If you don't already have it, here is the owners manual with a parts breakdown. http://www.fontaineskituning.com/wp-con ... ne-604.pdf
You can order replacement bearings from SVST. If your filter mount is cracked like mine was and you want a new one; I made a mold and vacuum formed a few. I might have an extra one in my storage unit.
You can order replacement bearings from SVST. If your filter mount is cracked like mine was and you want a new one; I made a mold and vacuum formed a few. I might have an extra one in my storage unit.
-
- Posts: 2337
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm
- Location: Western Mass, USA
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 2337
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm
- Location: Western Mass, USA
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 712
- Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:32 pm
- Location: USA
bearings usually generic. Once you get it out. You can show it in any machine shop supply which sell them and they could easily matchskidesmond wrote:Thanks. Working on removing the bearings. I'll get the bearing either from SVST or from Dave. Also I googled the bearing and can probably get them from another source if I need too.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
-
- Posts: 2337
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:26 pm
- Location: Western Mass, USA
- Contact:
Thanks for the tip. Got the bearings locally at E.B. Atmus, Springfield Ma. They specialize in bearings of all kinds. Keep in mind if you need a bearing for anything.
https://www.ebatmus.com/
edit: The bearings popped out with a little persuasion. New ones went in pretty easily. Its all back together and working great.
https://www.ebatmus.com/
edit: The bearings popped out with a little persuasion. New ones went in pretty easily. Its all back together and working great.