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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,281 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,281 | I am rebuilding a torque tube rear axle for a '52 3100. I needed to remove the side carrier bearings but don't have the J-zpx7!@ bearing puller, or any 2 jaw puller at all. I made one out of metal and grade eight fine thread rod I had laying around. I believe that I have everything which I have ever owned laying around. Self-admitted hoarder. There is a picture of one in "The Book" which I copied that best I could. The only issue that I had was fabricating the adjustable cross strap which prevents the jaws from walking out from under the bearing. I just used a giant hose clamp instead. I cut through the outer roller bearing cage and now the roller bearings are all over the shop. I removed the cage and bearings so that I could apply heat directly to the inner bearing race with a TIG torch cranked all the way up, set in AC mode. I'd send a pic, but it looks just like the picture in "The Book." You go to the end of the driveline section and see it. Once it got hot enough to cook the 90 wt gear oil trapped between the race and the carrier, it was ready to come off. Worked like a champ. I could probably have rented a puller, but that is not how I do.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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