Help with bearings.

[mark voorhies]

I also use the oven method with no problems.One more piece of advice if you use the oven method,make sure your wife or whoever shares your oven is not home!

If you hose it down with brake clean and then rinse it thouroughly in hot water before you put it in the oven that pretty well keeps the smell down.

Yep I agree Mike with keeping the smell down, I do it late when she's asleep, like the oven thermostat, seems to be accurate,

I heat at 350 degrees , and bearings just fall out, re-heat case after cleaning, new ones just drop in.

Then I have crank, flywheel , and collet ready to tighten while it is still hot, should show free movement

and minimal end play.

 

[Mike Cathey]

I also use the oven method with no problems.One more piece of advice if you use the oven method,make sure your wife or whoever shares your oven is not home!

If you hose it down with brake clean and then rinse it thouroughly in hot water before you put it in the oven that pretty well keeps the smell down.

Yep I agree Mike with keeping the smell down, I do it late when she's asleep, like the oven thermostat, seems to be accurate,

I heat at 350 degrees , and bearings just fall out, re-heat case after cleaning, new ones just drop in.

Then I have crank, flywheel , and collet ready to tighten while it is still hot, should show free movement

and minimal end play.

I always look in the case after the old bearings are out to make sure there is no crud to keep the new bearings from seating. If there is I let it cool off, get it out of there and reheat.

 

[David Murany]

You can get the flywheel off by putting an old collet on the crank 3 or 4 threads and then hit it with a hammer to knock it loose. Sounds amateur but doesnt hurt anything. Oh and make sure the piston and rod is out first.

 

[Lay26]

I also use the oven method with no problems.One more piece of advice if you use the oven method,make sure your wife or whoever shares your oven is not home!

TRUE THAT!!!!

 

[Lay26]

i use the oven and the freezer

 

[Roxyflash]

When using a propane torch i usually clean the motor spray it off with brake cleaner let it evaparate then start heating with the torch when the oil thats left on the case starts to smoke your getting real close to the bearings falling out.