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Offline dmazz71

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Suspension Bearings
« on: March 27, 2012, 12:24:10 PM »
Hi Guy's,

Is it nessasary to use a blind bearing puller to get all of the linkage bearing out on the K5?  Is it possible to push out (instead of pulling out) both of the bearing that are in the bottom of the swing are and in the rocker pivot? 

I wanted to get the Motion pro suspension removal\install tool to do this myself, but the kit doesn't come with a 22mm ID blind collet.  This kit will be useless if the bearings need to be pulled out. 

How to you guys get all of these bearings out?

Thanks
Dan

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Re: Suspension Bearings
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 02:41:54 PM »
 

How to you guys get all of these bearings out?

Thanks
Dan

take a hammer and a socket and start pounding. thats what it did , works great
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Offline The Flyin Hawaiian

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Re: Suspension Bearings
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 04:35:24 PM »
I use a press. You can use a vise with a correct sized socket to push on the bearing and a larger socket to catch the bearing.
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Re: Suspension Bearings
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2012, 08:43:38 PM »
 

How to you guys get all of these bearings out?

Thanks
Dan

take a hammer and a socket and start pounding. thats what it did , works great

and a torch...


I use a press... and a torch.....   but     some 2X4's    a hammer , some sockets, and application of heat works...

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Re: Suspension Bearings
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 10:56:01 PM »
thanks guys.  That's what I was thinking, but wasn't sure if both bearings could be pushed out the same way.

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Re: Suspension Bearings
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 07:53:01 AM »
If you have a big bench vice you can use a 3/8"x ? drive socket to drive the bearings through, and a 1/2" socket at the other end to allow space for the bearings to exit the bores. Works slick, but you need a vice with a larger vice jaw capacity.
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