Friday morning we took the part over to the shop, and Dave, the owner
said he was pretty sure he could get it off and to come back in a couple
of hours. When we went back, he said that he'd tried heating it but it
wouldn't budge. He was letting it cool before trying something else.
Next he took a die grinder with a carbide burr and carefully cut a slit
in the bearing part, heated it with a torch, and whacked it a few times
with a hammer and chisel. The 3rd hit did it! It moved! A few more
hits, and it came off!
Needless to say, Leigh was elated and wanted to give Dave a hug. Leigh
paid Dave $40 and we were headed back to my place to finish the job.
The reassembly went smoothly and we were done in about 1 1/2 hours.
The moral of the story is two fold:
1. When you hear a noise, look into it, don't just turn the radio up louder.
It will cost you a lot more money to fix the problem in the future.
2. If you have a bearing fail and its center is stuck on the axle, you might
be able to get it off.
Unfortunately, I don't have a O/A welding rig, so not heat. I also don't
have the carbide burr. So the $40 for a shop to do the job is cheaper
than getting the tools. But if you have access to an O/A rig and can get
a carbide burr, then don't despair. You might be able to get the center
part of a failed bearing off.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net
Va. Beach, Va
Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)
75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan
Bricklin: www.bricklin.org
If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!
|