Lincoln Weldanpower 225

[LinkWelder225]

I have a Lincoln Weldanpower 225 with a B&S 16 hp motor, I m certain the rod is broke. Ive been trying to separate motor from welder and having a whale of a time doing so. Does the shaft from the motor just slide into welder side or am I missing an Allen head bolt or some other type of keeper that keeps motor attached? The welder has been in the weather on the side of a service truck for years. I m thinking the rust has just welded the shaft in place. But any information would be great!

 

[Tramway Guy]

Might be a tapered shaft on there.

 

[LinkWelder225]

So what would be the best way to get the motor off of it?

 

[coshoo]

To confirm Tramway Guy, most engines on welders have tapered shaft. So you should just be able to get everything loose, give the shaft a whack, and it should all come loose very easily. You can get replacement engines with tapered shafts at Harbor Freight. I wouldn't mess with an engine with broken rod- you'll have more in it than replacement engine by the time you're done. BTDT.

 

[Steve@Advance]

Look for a long bolt all the way through the armature, into the end of the crank.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Combine tramway and steve's comments. Tapered crankshaft and a bolt through the armature shaft. I used to work there.

 

[Ian Beale]

IIRC there is an SAE tapered shaft for single bearing alternators that has a threaded end so you have to unscrew them.

I was warned that may take some doing on a 16 hp B & S

 

[Keith-OR]

I have the operator, parts manuals for the Lincoln Weldanpower 225. As I rebuilt 2 a couple of years ago. If ya need manuals I can email them to you. also I have manual for the Briggs engine.

email is open

 

[Keith-OR]

I also have the a drawing and measurements of the taper shaft of the engine used on the Weldapower welder.

 

[Keith-OR]

Its not a simple straight forward procedure. And I will inform ya, you CANNOT use any Briggs or any other engine with a tapered shaft as Lincoln has a special tapered shaft that only they use!! You'll have to use the crankshaft out of the engine that came off OR find another engine that came off of a Lincoln welder. The rotor assembly is a press fit on the tapered crankshaft, it takes a larger puller and patients to remove it from engine. You can break it, then you are in a lot of trouble, as I don't know if Lincoln makes it anymore.

 

[Keith-OR]

Lincoln does not use a threaded tapered crankshaft on the Weldnpower.

 

[LinkWelder225]

(quoted from post at 23:12:42 05/02/20) Lincoln does not use a threaded tapered crankshaft on the Weldnpower.

That was precisely what it was, a tapered shaft and the bolt ran all the way from cooling fan at front of welder, through center of welder into end of the crankshaft.