Re: (ET) steering spindle sticking

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

Gosh - I wouln't hammer a spindle out - would use a bearing press or at
least a punch with the hammer so it *wouldn't* mushrom.

Dave
Weymouth MA


On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:59:50 -0400 Christopher Zach <czach computer org>
writes:
> Klein Robert W NPRI wrote:
> > If you can hammer the spindles out, you can restore the spindle to 
> round and smooth, use a shell reamer to clean the bushing, or drill 
> out oversized and put in bronze bushings.  Grease and reassemble.
> 
> I strongly recommend against hammering; I tried and mushroomed the 
> head. 
> Then it was stuck forever.
> 
> Chris
> 
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