Tight Roller Bearing Sleeves? Trick?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James Chochole on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:50 pm:

My outside roller bearing races are really in there...any suggestions to turn them out with the bearing puller? I can get the tab to spring into the hole but just can't turn them out....ugh!

Thanks,
Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 09:01 pm:

James-
You can only turn them one direction. You have to turn them towards the slot so the slot collapses.

Maybe use a punch and get the dimple out of the hole first.

: ^ )


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 09:02 pm:

A: turn them the other direction
B; use a longer bar in the holes
Turn them in the direction with the shortest distance between the slit and grease hole.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James Chochole on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 10:15 pm:

I have really been wrenching on them and nothing-no movement. I noticed today that the slit opening is only about 1/8" so I don't really have much room to compress- is that about normal? My steel bar is about 3 feet long and I can get good torque on it.

I'll give your suggestions a whirl!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 11:48 pm:

Run a piece of wire through the slit in case there are any boogers in it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave DeYoung ......... Stoughton, WI on Friday, May 23, 2014 - 11:59 pm:

There is a button that fits into the hole at the outer end of the axle tube. Using a small nut that will fit in the hole, you can compress it with a c-clamp or welding vicegrip to release the button. It should turn freely if you rotate the puller to the rear on both sides.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John P Noonan on Saturday, May 24, 2014 - 12:13 am:

Soak it with some JB penetrating oil and leave it till the Morn!..More than once this has solved the problem, and has solved many a stressful and sleepless night.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John P Noonan on Saturday, May 24, 2014 - 12:28 am:

Sorry, meant PB blaster..its good stuff.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Dupree on Saturday, May 24, 2014 - 08:24 am:

James,
I had this same problem on some really worn out sleeves. There is so little slot left that the typical sleeve removal tools cannot pull the dimple out of the locating hole. I wound up using a variety of small chisels to lift up one edge of the sleeve to allow it to overlap the other side and then slowly worked it out.

Ron Dupree


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