Steering Sleeve/ Shaft
01-20-2017, 05:47 PM
#16
It would also be helpful to heat the column with a heat gun,
put the bearing into the freezer ,
use the backside of a socket to drive it in,
use the extension installed from the nut side .
NOTE the internal bore must be round and nick free ,
if its not smooth then the new bearing may not drive in before being damaged.
use a file and or Emery cloth to make it smooth
put the bearing into the freezer ,
use the backside of a socket to drive it in,
use the extension installed from the nut side .
NOTE the internal bore must be round and nick free ,
if its not smooth then the new bearing may not drive in before being damaged.
use a file and or Emery cloth to make it smooth
01-23-2017, 03:54 PM
#17
It would also be helpful to heat the column with a heat gun,
put the bearing into the freezer ,
use the backside of a socket to drive it in,
use the extension installed from the nut side .
NOTE the internal bore must be round and nick free ,
if its not smooth then the new bearing may not drive in before being damaged.
use a file and or Emery cloth to make it smooth
put the bearing into the freezer ,
use the backside of a socket to drive it in,
use the extension installed from the nut side .
NOTE the internal bore must be round and nick free ,
if its not smooth then the new bearing may not drive in before being damaged.
use a file and or Emery cloth to make it smooth
01-24-2017, 11:32 AM
#18
Team Owner
OK please take a few pictures of the column mounting area.
if the mounting area is not perfectly round the bearing will not go in
if the mounting area is not perfectly round the bearing will not go in
01-28-2017, 03:01 PM
#20
Team Owner
OK it looks like the outer layer of the old bearing is still inside the column,
take a vernier caliper and measure,
there should be a very close difference from the ID to OD.
the bearing housing will crack apart its very brittle based on the info you have provided you have not removed the bearing outer surface
take a vernier caliper and measure,
there should be a very close difference from the ID to OD.
the bearing housing will crack apart its very brittle based on the info you have provided you have not removed the bearing outer surface
01-28-2017, 04:05 PM
#21
OK it looks like the outer layer of the old bearing is still inside the column,
take a vernier caliper and measure,
there should be a very close difference from the ID to OD.
the bearing housing will crack apart its very brittle based on the info you have provided you have not removed the bearing outer surface
take a vernier caliper and measure,
there should be a very close difference from the ID to OD.
the bearing housing will crack apart its very brittle based on the info you have provided you have not removed the bearing outer surface
01-28-2017, 04:23 PM
#22
Team Owner
thats why it wont fit,
otherwise the bearing will start into the bore about 2 MM then you tap it home
otherwise the bearing will start into the bore about 2 MM then you tap it home
01-29-2017, 04:11 AM
#23
Wow Merlin I would have never thought. Maybe because of initial investigation everything was so covered in grime and dirt but it totally makes sense now. I will remove it and try again. Lifesaver yet again!