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Replacing Linkage Bearings - What Tools To Use?
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[QUOTE="MACE, post: 170148, member: 16716"] [b]Progress Report[/b] Well, some very good suggestions. Thanks! I decided to practice on the relay arm I'm replacing. I first tried the allthread method. I found that with a little heat and a lot of torque I could get the bearings to move. It seemed like I was stretching the tread as it was getting harder to hand tread the nut. It seemed like a lot of work to do all the bearings that way and I'm not sure it would work for the double set of bearings I'd have to push through on the swingarm (SA) and connecting link. So I tried the vise. The vise worked better than the allthread but I felt like I was abusing the vise reefing on it that way. I also thought the SA was going to require a lot of extra hands to hold in placewhile pressing. I actually broke a vise once using it in a similar manner[i](man, he's so dumb he can break an anvil)[/i]. I paid $100 for my replacement vise. I got to thinking about breaking my $100 vise and how Harbor Fright had the 12 ton on sale locally for $99.99 and... The 12 ton press works wonderfully! :) It is a joy to use the proper tool. I made a few press supports and those bearings just pop right out and right back in. [i][b]Now if my new parts would just get here![/b][/i][b][/b] [/QUOTE]
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