RE: (ET) Mower motor bearings

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

I agree; a torch is a wonderful thing.

One of the problems is clearance; I DID try a press, and promptly 
bent the mild steel plate I cut that just fit the gap at the 
bearing.  Sure, I could have made a hardened version, but heat 
did the trick.  Had the gap been bigger, I think you could pop 
that puppy off pretty easily.

Larry Elie


-----Original Message-----
From: jim [mailto:fiskfarm mediaone net]
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 11:58 PM
To: KevinC927 aol com
Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) Mower motor bearings


The method I show on my web site along with a healthy dose of heat from
a mapp or acetylene torch has always worked for me, (shame on your pro
shop!) If you heat the flange enough while the tension is on it, the
flange will expand away from the shaft and slide right off. A good coat
of Never Seize applied to both surfaces before reassembly will guarantee
you will never have this problem again.

Jim

Diagram of pulling method at: (bottom of the page)

http://people.ne.mediaone.net/fiskfarm/ET.Repair.Pictures.html