PARENT PART: T5 Front Bearing Retainer, Aluminum (Al)
COMPONENT PART: Bearing Race, Iron (Fe)
SITUATION: Am replacing the old Al Front Bearing Retainer with a new FRPP Fe unit. I do need to transfer the old bearing race from the old unit to the new unit.
PROBLEM: Bearing Race (and its end play shim) are stubbornly stuck in the body of the old Al unit.
SOLUTION?: Am appreciating suggestions...
I do like the idea of heating the original old (1987) Al retainer with MAP gas. The body of the old Al retainer should expand faster than the Fe race inside it. Maybe enough to fall out on its own?
I'm assuming that there will be no phase change in the Fe if I keep any direct flame off the race.
Correct?
I'd rather use heat than force b/c with my luck I'd end up scratching the bearing surface of the Bearing Race.
Anyone have experience using heat on these?
Thanks.
COMPONENT PART: Bearing Race, Iron (Fe)
SITUATION: Am replacing the old Al Front Bearing Retainer with a new FRPP Fe unit. I do need to transfer the old bearing race from the old unit to the new unit.
PROBLEM: Bearing Race (and its end play shim) are stubbornly stuck in the body of the old Al unit.
SOLUTION?: Am appreciating suggestions...
I do like the idea of heating the original old (1987) Al retainer with MAP gas. The body of the old Al retainer should expand faster than the Fe race inside it. Maybe enough to fall out on its own?
I'm assuming that there will be no phase change in the Fe if I keep any direct flame off the race.
Correct?
I'd rather use heat than force b/c with my luck I'd end up scratching the bearing surface of the Bearing Race.
Anyone have experience using heat on these?
Thanks.