69 Notch Barracuda - Rebirth
The thickness of the bearing separator, and the close proximity of the bearing to the gear was such that I couldn’t get even a fraction of the separator under the gear to be able to press it off. This was mainly because the support bars for the bearing separator are a couple of inches too short. The hardware stores were closed, so devised a solution that required me to weld an old motorcycle sprocket to the bearing (wear item that comes new with the rebuild kit) to give the bearing some reach beyond the width of the gearset. Luckily the sprocket fit perfectly and gave me enough weldbite into the bearing. It only took a few minutes and worked really well.
The thickness of the bearing separator, and the close proximity of the bearing to the gear was such that I couldn’t get even a fraction of the separator under the gear to be able to press it off. This was mainly because the support bars for the bearing separator are a couple of inches too short. The hardware stores were closed, so devised a solution that required me to weld an old motorcycle sprocket to the bearing (wear item that comes new with the rebuild kit) to give the bearing some reach beyond the width of the gearset. Luckily the sprocket fit perfectly and gave me enough weldbite into the bearing. It only took a few minutes and worked really well.
