[Jackstand Queen]

I forgot one important aspect of swapping in a SC14.

Its the welding of the lower mounts on the case . . . . . the welding process has a tendency to WARP the case to the point that the rotors won't turn inside.

This happened on my first SC14. So I pulled the case apart and honed out the humps and it worked fine, for about 1000 miles. Then I started getting a loud clicking noise, which I believe was caused by the SC. Its possible that the case warpage I had ruined the SC, or I might have had the belt on too tight. I suspect it was the case warpage at fault. In any case, the SC12 and 14 are not built for the main internal parts (Rotors) to be pulled apart and put back together. The rotor shafts have press fit bearings. They require hundreds, of lbs of pressure to remove and re-insert them. Its likely that this process damages the bearings.

So, I am in the process of fitting a 2nd SC14 in. I've noticed that anything less than a very snug fit of the lower mounts onto the block mounted SC mount, causes the rotors to bind, just as if the case had been warped by welding.

One of the welders I worked with suggested filling the SC14 case with water while doing the welding work. To prevent warpage. Other welders believed this wouldn't allow the metal to get hot enough to create a strong weld. The answer to this issue is answered on the next and last line.

It sucks to be me.