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Post by Creepy on Jun 16, 2006 13:44:14 GMT -4
doin 4.56's in Ken's TJ D44........ the front was easy. the rear d44 he got a locrite and a new carrier, so we had no baseline for carrier shims. we needed to be able to get the bearings off a few times (uhh....make that 7 times) b4 the perfect pattern. i milled the new carrier to be able to get a gear puller's fingers in the tight little slot. but the puller just kept exploding from the super tight press fit. the bearings went on really hard the first time.   so that didn't work.  checked this out - figured i could make one. www.pirate4x4.com/articles/tech/billavista/PR-ARB/articles/Randys_Carrier_Bearing_Puller_Review |
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Post by Creepy on Jun 16, 2006 13:51:14 GMT -4
the jackscrew  the thick washer takes the force of the pull. the screw turns easily on the delron super dense plastic. the bottom of the plastic sits on the carrier bearing journal.  the clam clamper  |
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Post by itsakeeper on Jun 16, 2006 14:04:24 GMT -4
Sweet!!
couldn't you use pair of set-up bearings - bearings ground down to make them a little easier to install and remove and then put in the new ones once the shims are figured out??
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Post by Creepy on Jun 16, 2006 14:11:35 GMT -4
race on, plastic spacer to preload bearing against jackscrew/clam grabber.  the clam halves are to the left on the table. the ring on the jackscrew will pull up on the clam, as it tightens on the carrier  all set-up for the pull  in the vice, 1/2 off  check out the fit of the clam on the bottom of the bearing - perfect. i did that with a plasma!!  yup, so did that 7 times and the bearings are untouched. thx Billavista! for the idea. Jan |
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Post by Creepy on Jun 16, 2006 14:17:37 GMT -4
Bill - yeah, setup bearings. i used them b4 and they were a different brand and a different thickness and totally F*cked 2 days of work. i hate them. and i like makin stuff. and i couldn't find my brake hone to make the set-ups. and the spare bearings i had are koyo, and i also hate them. we were using timken stuff here. |
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Post by bill richards on Jun 16, 2006 14:35:33 GMT -4
If Mad Max ever needed a bearing removed, he'd give you a shout... Pretty beefy!
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Post by yotaman on Jun 16, 2006 22:44:08 GMT -4
that's pretty innovative fab work there buddy  what kina mill are ya useing? looks to be from the 70's |
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Post by shadow on Jun 19, 2006 19:07:13 GMT -4
Now design a hairy clam grabber and you'll be all set Jan... ;D ;D ;D...maybe that isn't appropriate for the family board...oh well, I thought it was going to be said before this...lol
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Post by bill richards on Jun 20, 2006 9:07:08 GMT -4
we were all thinking it anyway... Bill |
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Post by Creepy on Jun 20, 2006 9:16:05 GMT -4
re-read the 2nd paragraph in the 1st post.  |
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Post by bill richards on Jun 20, 2006 13:14:54 GMT -4
LMFAO!
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Post by shadow on Jun 20, 2006 13:55:13 GMT -4
OMG!!! ROFLMFAO....the bearded clam is such a versatile object.
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