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Another breakdown, but why?
BrumLee:
--- Quote from: "What happened was......." ---What condition was your stub axle in after the perseverence Lee?
I'm just hoping once I have got it off I can remember the right order of putting everything back on :lol: :oops:
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Once I'd managed to get the race off using a heel bar first then knocking backwards and forwards with a chisel, I used some heavy grade emery cloth. Best stuff to use is in a strip as you can wrap it around the stub end and work your way around. Keep trying the new bearing so you don't take too much off :oops:
If you think your going to forget the order use a camera after you take each part off, but its not that complicated.
HTH
Leigh:
Too late to use a camera, its all off apart from the race thats stuck :lol:
The new bearing in the box also has a seperate metal ring/sleeve it is sitting in, what is that bit for?
I've no idea about maintaining the bearing. Would be good to know though!
ChrisW:
--- Quote from: "What happened was......." ---The new bearing in the box also has a seperate metal ring/sleeve it is sitting in, what is that bit for?
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That sounds like the bearing's 'outer race' - you should find this is inside the hub you have taken off and will need driving out with a chisel/screwdriver/metallic object and hammer and the new one driving in utilising a similar method.
NOTE be careful to try not to mark the inside of the hub - the best tool to use to drive the race out is a copper or brass bar as this will bend/deform before the steel of the hub does.
HANDY TIP - once you have removed the old outer race take an angle grinder and run it through one side of the old race - this makes an excellent drift for installing new outer races as it won't 'jam' into the hub.
BrumLee:
--- Quote from: "ChrisW" ---HANDY TIP - once you have removed the old outer race take an angle grinder and run it through one side of the old race - this makes an excellent drift for installing new outer races as it won't 'jam' into the hub.
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I have one of those :wink: Oh its yours :lol: :wink:
Leigh:
Finally got it finished and it was a case of a new stub axle. Ended up being £30+vat
Only problem I have is the thin washer and circlip wont fit on the end of the half shaft. Its only about 1-2mm out but the shaft isn't sticking out enough. I have managed to put the circlip on but it hasn't slotted into the groove.
Will it be ok to drive still and see if it settles in place?
Hope this makes sense :?
Cheers
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