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Argh! Can't remove lower steering bearing race!!!

  • Thread starter Thread starter ironsheik
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My first master mechanic called them "lady foot" pry bars. Actually you didn't need to know the proper name. You just went on the tool truck, pointed and said "gimmie those".

Everything on the tool truck was the same price. Twenty bucks a week for the rest of your life......
 
I don't know if it is even possible for this application having never changed these bearings, but I have removed bearing cups before in other machinery by running a bead of weld on the inside of the bearing cup. When it cools, it shrinks the cup by a few thousandeths of an inch and it will just about fall out. Like I say, it may not work or be safe for this application.
 
Twenty bucks a week for the rest of your life......


I remember that truck...

I modified a solid steel shaft (about the size of a motor mount) by grinding a small notch near the end. The notch let the shaft slip slightly into the gap above the race. Push the shaft away on top and strike solidly. It's worked every time.
 
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