Bell crank bearing remover tool?

I've just hammered them out with a brass drift. The second one can be removed with a deep well socket.

nate

Just use a LARGE flat screwdriver, or punch- be sure it is NOT sharp. I HIGHLY recommend the process I use- if there is any wear to your pin at all. You "can" still get the replacement pins if you wish to go with new- but I'd still install the 3rd bearing.

I have a bearing driver set (Harbor freight $9.99) but you can use a salvaged bearing housing just as effectively

Ray

Tim Ulrich wrote:

Tim, Take a thick flat washer of the approximately same outer diameter as the bearing and using a bench grinder grind two opposite outer surfaces flat such that the flat sides of the washer will allow it to pass through the bearing when inserted vertically. Once the washer is in the housing turn it horizontally and use a socket extension and arbor press to press the bearing out. Use the same tool to press out the other bearing. Use the arbor press to push the new bearings in. If you don't have an arbor press you can use a bottle jack so long as you improvise something to hold all the parts(kind of a PITA). You can buy a press relatively cheap from several sources such as Harbor Freight Tools and once you have one you find many other uses for it, such as replacment of king pin bushings, etc. It is well worth the investment.

Dan,

That sounds just like the tool described in the shop manual.

I had one guy tell me that I might be able to get away with just cleaning out the bearings, inspect them for wear and repack them. Any opinions on that?

Tim

Point taken John. Bearings are cheap now while I have the bracket off the car.

Thanks.

I put a total of four bearings in the '55 Prez sedan. There is just 'nuff room so that the grease hole is not blocked. Should last well into the next century...

JT

Tim Ulrich wrote: