Barry, did you say you "made" and puller adaptor? Could you enlighten us
on what this takes? I am sure that at some point I will have to do this as
well. Thanks
Patrick
At 12:31 PM 4/23/99 -0700, Barry Schwartz wrote:
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>Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple. The housing actually contains
>two bearings, a regular replaceable ball bearing, and a non replaceable
>(see below) needle bearing. If that weren't enough the flange WILL require
>a special puller to separate or you stand a VERY good chance of destroying
>it while trying to remove it. (I have made a puller adaptor, been there
>done that!) The needle bearing that I am referring to is actually
>replaceable, but it rides directly on a machined surface of the axle shaft
>so when it wears to the point of replacement, the axle needs to be replaced
>also (hey I didn't design it) so having a replaceable ball doesn't do much
>good. If the ball bearing is the only thing that's bad you could replace
>that, but I suspect that the needle bearing would not be far behind, and
>having done all the work up to this point the best thing is to replace the
>entire axle assy. It should be possible to re machine the axle for a thin
>hardened sleeve for a new needle bearing, but I suspect that it would be as
>expensive, if not more than a new axle shaft. Bad news I know, but the
>best advice I can give. The dust shield by the way, is just press fit on
>the axle shaft or at least it was on mine -
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire - daily driver
'79 Spitfire - soon to be daily driver
'76 Spitfire - parts car
Jacksonville FL
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