midlifecrisis
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Might just do that tomorrow... Lol
Heat always works as the housing and bearing are two different materials. Then, freezing the bearing and heating the housing to re-install, they normally just drop in if done well.
Differential heating/cooling is often used for the separate components - a little tricky though where pieces are already assembled. Could be interesting to cut the old assembly open.
When assembled the key is the difference in the materials.
Either way, great thread swerve and more fun than my day job!
I have an old bearing knocking around the garage somewhere. Happy to donate if I can find it. Not sure that the SM post extends to Chile though!
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^^ beat me to it. perfect photo. looks like that neck was heated before it was peened over, with a bloody big press.
Tough one. I bet I can be done though. The in-out play only determined by how tightly it is peened? Strange design.
I have an old one, might cut it in half to see the section, but as Zep said above there is no way to separate it without it being destroyed, there is no way (so that it could be reused safely!) to just replace the bearing inside the hub.
Spent a few hours looking through SKF catalogue and the other cars with same pcd but nothing is listed or matches anywhere i looked.
I don't like too far from Rugby so before i cut in half i should have a run out to SKF and see if they can identify and supply me one directly.