Rebuilding/servicing a Brinn

[dirttrackrocker]

Trying to save a little money and do some of my own maintenance this year. I see Brinn has rebuild instructions on their website. Any problems I should be aware of?
Also my Brinn doesn't have the output shaft turned down ahead of the splines to accept an 8" yoke. Can this be turned down at a machine shop, or is it too hard?

[hammond]

the best way to turn down the output shaft is to have it turn on a crank grinder .

[Dirtrunner35]

I know it's not the correct way but on my saginaw we used a grinder, used it for a year with no problems

[johnny v]

Trying to save a little money and do some of my own maintenance this year. I see Brinn has rebuild instructions on their website. Any problems I should be aware of?
Also my Brinn doesn't have the output shaft turned down ahead of the splines to accept an 8" yoke. Can this be turned down at a machine shop, or is it too hard?

As far as doing it yourself.... We have a transmission Guy that Races around here and he says anyone can work on a Brinn, but if you got a bert.... you gotta have special tools and about 4 hands....

[dirttrackrocker]

As far as doing it yourself.... We have a transmission Guy that Races around here and he says anyone can work on a Brinn, but if you got a bert.... you gotta have special tools and about 4 hands....

I have heard the same about Berts, the instructions on the Brinn site don't sound too complicated.

Thanks for the replies.

[powerslide]

You need an extremely good pair of snap ring pliers to get the rear shaft out of the brinn. I had mine turned down

[racin6mod]

I repair/rebuild bert,brinns and falcons and the brinn is the better of the three to work on. as for turning down the out put shaft I turn them in my lathe using a carbide inserted radius tool to keep from weaking the shaft.