Kohler slip ring replacement guide

[Ryan Wright]

Oh, heck, I forgot to address that. Thanks for the reminder, Bill.

The only issue was in my head. I updated the web page to reflect this.
Here is what I wrote:

"Please note, the slip ring (collector ring) has been changed
slightly. The new assembly has a key notch in the shaft hole, which
I'm told is to route wires through on another model of generator. My
old slip ring did not have this notch, which caused a good deal of
confusion. The new part is perfectly compatible with the old, don't
worry about the key notch, just pretend it isn't there. One additional
point of confusion was the old assembly came off with grooves in the
shaft hole, which corresponded to splines on the shaft. I expected the
new ring would need to "line up" with these splines, much like
installing a transmission. When the new assembly didn't have the
corresponding grooves, I assumed it was a problem. This is not the
case. The grooves are put into the ring by the shaft when you install
it. The shaft splines dig into the softer ring material to hold it in
place. So, don't let the lack of grooves on your new ring worry you."

-Ryan

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:09 AM, pattypape wrote:
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> Great job Ryan,
>
> Was there an issue with the spline groves???
>
> Bill 88 FC Michigan
>