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Originally Posted by Christ
How hard would it be to have the shaft machined for a woodruff key? If you use a flat key (not a half moon/crescent) of the 1/4" variety, it should hold up to any load you can put on it.
Obviously, you'll still need to weld the pieces of the coupler together.
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Well, to tell you the truth, I am too chicken to try to machine anything with the splined shaft or the female piece. If I mess it up, the conversion will be over....
But, you just gave me an idea of how to avoid welding after all! I can use a woodruff key to hold the female motor shaft piece and the clutch center firmly in place! Then, if I remove that useless bearing, I could drill and tap some setscrews there to keep the coupler from moving off the shaft. It won't have much of a load just keeping the coupler from moving...