hand crank?

[tacoma73]

I searched, and found nothing.

So who's used their hand cranks? How did it go? Is there supposed to be support somewhere in the front for the shaft? I'd go look but my 40 is inaccessible at the moment.

 

[IDave]

This is the proper bracket.

Yes, I've used the hand crank on both my trucks. This summer, when my FJ40 battery died, the crank got me to a meeting on time (and from work to the NAPA store for a new battery later in the day).

When my FJ45 engine was rebuilt in August this year, the second time I started it up, fresh rings and all and still in the shop, was with the crank.

The trick is the proper flick of the wrist.

Watch your thumbs.

 

[tacoma73]

any other shots of that bracket?? My 40 has a horrible abortion of a front frame, was used as a plow truck (!!!) in CO... And is there a factory procedure described somewhere for using the crank? My factory literature is sparse as yet.

I love the idea of having a hand crank. Glad I found one in the parts pile I just got rid of.

 

[77cruiser77]

Here ya go from the search:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/145271-hand-crank-start-true-bs.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/179981-picture-original-crank-start.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/85451-i-want-talk-about-hand-crank.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/42636-hand-crank-starting.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/24019-have-you-actually-crank-started-your-fj.html

 

[77cruiser77]

By the way Dave, nice fogs

 

[IDave]

Tranny in neutral, key on, thumbs underneath, at about that angle with the crankshaft tight and give it an upward flip. (I'm one handed there for the picture but I use two).

It's easier if the engine's already warmed up so you don't have to worry about priming the engine if you have hand choke and throttle.

The lower part of the "L" bracket fits UNDER the bumper. Guess it could pull off with a big jerk.


Fog lights are more useful in flat light snow than they are in fog, but that, too.

 

[IDave]

The crank spits out when the engine starts, and I've had it fly 5 feet in front of the truck so watch out. Usually the bracket grabs the crank teeth, but not always.

 

[matty_sunn1]

its scary when it jumps back at you. I will never try it again i tryed for about an hour to get her started but nothing.

 

[tacoma73]

Odd, I put in "hand crank" and not a damn thing came up in the first 15 pages! Strange!

Thank you very much. This has been an excellent learning opportunity. I'll have to fab up one of those brackets now.

 

[youmustbecrazy]

had NO idea!

 

[JohnnyC]

it makes valve adjusting MUCH easyer

 

[CruisinFJ60]

video or it didnt happen

 

[stuckinnz]

I lost the option with the Warn 8274 and now I miss it, not that I have needed it on the 40, but on an old Morris Miner it it saved the day many times.

Although it's a lot easier on a 1 liter 4 cylinder than a 4.2/ 6cyl I'll just have to grow bigger Guns!!!! LOL

 

[IDave]

it makes valve adjusting MUCH easyer

That's one reason I have two OEM winches laying on the floor....

 

[cjgoode]

Just remember if you engine detonates early and your engine rotates backwards you could be going to the hospital. It is great for rotating an engine when working on it, I made myself a crank, but the fear of it going backwards for half a turn or more prevent me from even considering starting it with it.

 

[grant5127]

Kick-back.......

The design of the nut and crank tool prevent that.......

 

[cjgoode]

It prevents the handle from spinning once the engine starts but the nut design will not stop the handle from rotating backwards and possible breaking your bones if the engine rotates backwards. It will kick out of the nut once the engine starts in the correct direction, but not if it fires backwards. Interesting point in this post in that when the engine does start and it pushes the handle out of the nut the handle might come way out of the nut, a new danger I did not think of. Still would like to see a video of it starting with a hand crank, I say doable but dangerous.

 

[JohnnyC]

it hardly pushed out when starting the few times i did it (6" +-) ....as long as you have the crank guide on the bumper, danger is minimized. there's a bigger danger if you try to start in wintertime but its not the starting process thats so dangerous...its the stupidity of doing it on an icy driveway

edit: i forgot to mention ...its also a good idea to put alil wheel bearing grease on the end

 

[grant5127]

Touche........

I must have been re-entering orbit after having a Senior Moment Haze episode when I posted.....:whoops:

Hate to think about starting mine with a crank tho.......

 

[IDave]

the nut design will not stop the handle from rotating backwards and possible breaking your bones if the engine rotates backwards..

If when you flip it you don't quite make it over the hump it will definitely kick back on you. I've had this happen. This is why you don't wrap your thumbs around the handle.

I've also had the engine spit the hand crank much farther than 6 inches. That said, the bracket makes it nearly impossible for the hand crank to end up on the road in front of the vehicle.

But with those precautions (not wrapping thumbs and not standing in front of the crank) I don't think it's particularly dangerous.