BearKiller

This is my first attempt at pictures, so please bear with me......

After resealing a few various VE injector-pumps, I decided there had to be some more secure way of holding them still, both horizontally and vertically.

This is what I came up with :



This could be made out of steel-plate, aluminum, very thick plastic, even thick polycarbonate or acrylic; I had plywood, so that is what I used.

Not just any old plywood, though; this is high-grade 9-layer Finnish (or was it Baltic) Birch plywood; mine came from the WoodCraft store in a big "variety pack" of foot-square pieces of varying thicknesses, from 1/16- to 1/2-inch thick that was purchased for the wife's artistic scroll-saw endeavors; I used the 1/2" thick.

There is no reason why you cannot use plain old building-supply CDX plywood; I do advise you to glue two layers together (laminate) if you go this route; it would be sad to have cheap wood split out and let your pump go crashing onto the concrete.

Not having a loose pump as a guinea-pig, to begin with, I made the pump mounting portion the full 12-inches long; I wasn't sure just how much clearance I might need between the pump-shaft and the vise.

After actually using this proto-type model, I have decided I can move the pump four-inches closer to the vise, so I intend to move it three-inches closer --- just to be safe; I will take pictures of the modified version once I get it reworked.

The stand is five-inches wide.

I used a pump gasket as a pattern to drill the three 5/16" holes and the 2-1/8" center hole where the shaft protrudes.



Those are plain old 5/16 X 1-1/2 bolts with flat-washers under the bolt-heads and also under the nuts, between the nut and pump.

I cut a 1/4-inch deep dado (cross-grain groove) centered three-inches from the end (2-3/4 - 3-1/4) to house the three-inch wide "shelf" ; This "shelf" is clamped in the vise to hold the pump vertically, such as when removing the head and accessing the piston, cam-plate, and such. I somehow missed getting any pictures with the pump clamped in the vertical position, but you get the idea.



I mounted four angle-brackets, two each side, to strengthen the joint.

Once I got a pump mounted, I realized a notch was needed to access the governor-shaft nut.



Here is the prototype mounted in the vise to hold the pump horizontal, such as for accessing the governor assembly; note that the notch for the governor-shaft has not yet been cut in this picture.



Although not pictured yet, I cut a 7/8-inch wide X 1-1/4-inch deep notch in the short end of the long piece; this notch straddles the vise screw and lowers the whole assembly by 1-1/4-inch.

Once a pump is mounted on the stand, it can be moved from horizontal to vertical at will while remaining attached to the stand.

For horizontal work, just clamp the stand in the vise as pictured; for vertical work, clamp the short "shelf" in the vise.

I have not yet found any pump maintenance task that cannot be performed while the pump is attached to the stand.

Now that I have used this prototype and know what improvements need be made, once I get these modifications done, I will post them.

I hope this is of some benefit to those wishing for a better way to secure a VE in a vise.

Thanks for reading.

bgilbert

It already has something you can clamp in your vice.

jtamulonis

that will not work when you take the pump head off. also it will not allow you to turn the pump vertical . it is good if you are only working on the external components or the AFC fuel pin, etc.

thrashingcows

Sure you can...that is why he has the perpendicular piece fastened to the main board.

I use an old crank pulley so I can rest it on it nose down. Doesn't hold it secure...but makes it easier to assemble in that direction.

Looks good BK!

jtamulonis

I was not talking about the board mount. I was commenting on the bracket bolted to the head of the pump that sticks down in the picture by bgilbert. the board bracket will allow turning the pump either direction securely. I think the board design is really good. I`m not very good with wood but I`m killer with metal. if I need to reseal or rebuild my 2 VE pumps I`ll whip up a bracket out of 1/4" metal. thanks for a really simple and effective idea.

thrashingcows

Ahh I see now what you were making reference too.....I miss-understood...

BC847

I've edited the thread-crapping and stuck this under "Engine".

BearKiller

Many thanks !!!