gearcase bearing how to remove

[Wallydog]

hello, im wrestling with getting the gearcase bearing out of the case. I tried some heat and tried knocking it out but i dont want to bash the daylights out of it? Im looking around and there are a few bearings i need to take out and replace.

whats the workshop procedure? Hammer and drift to remove? Heat and remove? Or use a press?

This is taking forever! W.

[wagoo]

You have removed the large circlip and the bearing carrier still won't come out? There is also a large internal circlip in the front of the bearing carrier that must be removed in order to release the bearing.
Wagoo.

[Blknight.aus]

if all the clips and retainers are out you may want to give it a bit of a heat soak and apply some loctite solvent....

then hit it in a 10t press or with the FBH but be careful with the FBH, too much may distort the case.

[Wallydog]

You have removed the large circlip and the bearing carrier still won't come out? There is also a large internal circlip in the front of the bearing carrier that must be removed in order to release the bearing.
Wagoo.

cant get the inner circlip out. I got the outside outer circlip off. im no closer for the inner. It wont grab. ill give it a rest till tomorrow. W.

[wagoo]

cant get the inner circlip out. I got the outside outer circlip off. im no closer for the inner. It wont grab. ill give it a rest till tomorrow. W.
Drift bearing housing all the way back home again to square it up and check the side of the circlip groove for burrs that you should clean off with a file.
If you don't have heating equipment such as oxy acetylene or butane torch, place case in a tub or bath of very hot water before drifting bearing housing out.
Wagoo.

[Blknight.aus]

or the oven...
conveniently most landy pieces that require heating to fit/remove break down to small enough sub sections to fit in a normal household oven.

dont discount putting a couple of 500w lights either side of it at a range of about 6 inches for a couple of hours either.

[Wallydog]

or the oven...
conveniently most landy pieces that require heating to fit/remove break down to small enough sub sections to fit in a normal household oven.

dont discount putting a couple of 500w lights either side of it at a range of about 6 inches for a couple of hours either.

At this point I cant get the inner circlip out with the tools i have. I beleive ive got the right pairs of circlip pliers but the tension of the clip is so great it spits the pliers off every time.

Can I go ahead and heat the casing and tap the bearing carrier out without removing that inner circlip?

Ive got a blow torch , do I heat around the gearbox housing around the bearing carrier? is there a risk of cracking the gearbox housing with the blow torch?

if I had a press, would i need to remove the bearing carrier? w

[wagoo]

At this point I cant get the inner circlip out with the tools i have. I beleive ive got the right pairs of circlip pliers but the tension of the clip is so great it spits the pliers off every time.

Can I go ahead and heat the casing and tap the bearing carrier out without removing that inner circlip?

Ive got a blow torch , do I heat around the gearbox housing around the bearing carrier? is there a risk of cracking the gearbox housing with the blow torch?

if I had a press, would i need to remove the bearing carrier? w
They usually aren't that difficult.It sounds as though the bearing carrier has been loctited in.The heat from your blowlamp should kill the loctite bond.
Just warm up the aluminium rear face of the gear case surrounding the bearing carrier.The heat won't crack the case and it won't suffer heat damage as long you heat it up to no more than about 150 degrees C. No need to remove internal circlip yet, but must remove external one.
Internal circlip may have been fitted inside out. The plier holes have a slight taper which should be fitted small diameter outwards.
Wagoo.