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Title: Throw out bearing
Post by: TurboFource on Thursday,November 03, 2022, 02:03:43 PM

Is it difficult to press the throw out bearing on and off it's holder?

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: BDA on Thursday,November 03, 2022, 02:37:08 PM

I don't remember having any problems with it. Why?

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: jbcollier on Thursday,November 03, 2022, 03:26:46 PM

You can it with a vise as long as you spread the load with a block of wood.

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: TurboFource on Thursday,November 03, 2022, 06:05:24 PM

Just wanted to know if it was easy to do

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: jbcollier on Thursday,November 03, 2022, 07:24:28 PM

Set the vise jaws so they support the bearing but not the carrier.  Drive the carrier off using wood or plastic driver and a hammer.  Put the new bearing in position using a block of wood between the bearing the vise jaw and push the bearing in place by tightening the vise.

Basically you are using the vise as a primitive press.

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: TurboFource on Friday,November 04, 2022, 03:34:11 AM

Thanks JB

Title: Re: Throw out bearing
Post by: RafM on Wednesday,November 09, 2022, 06:05:39 AM

I used JBs method recently, it worked perfectly.