Now to get it out of the bracket!
Suggest sledge hammer and 2 bits of railway line. ( or if you want to be fancy a press)
Regards PhilipA
They do have to be tight on the taper.
I've got a casing here that's going in my POS............ it's set up for a Maxi locker, which I have with the axles.
The taper seat is a bit flogged and I'm not sure how I'm going to bodge a fix yet.
I have seen another casing with the same problem.
DL
Now to get it out of the bracket!
Suggest sledge hammer and 2 bits of railway line. ( or if you want to be fancy a press)
Regards PhilipA
There is another way with pretty simple tools, all appropriate PPE should be worn, i.e. safety glasses, etc.
Have done this a few times with the non-adjustable ones, adjustable is usually not a lot different coz the thread is usually rusted solid.
Phil wanted just the bracket, here it is with the ball in:
1 Ball J.jpg
Remove the gaiter circlip (and then the gaiter):
2 Ball J.jpg
Carefully cut off the flange the circlip sat over flush with the mounting flange (ball and cups come out) , then carefully cut through that flange through to the surface of the actual mounting bracket in a few places to provide stress relief for later:
3 Ball J.jpg
Turn it over and put it in a vice:
4 Ball J.jpg
Cut a slot in the middle of the ball housing with a small blade in the grinder. avoid cutting the bracket:
5 Ball J.jpg
Turn it over in the vice and using the jigsaw with a long metal blade cut using the grinder slot you've cut, using slow speed and lubricant, through the sides of the ball housing taking care not to cut the bracket (the blade shouldn't grab as it cuts through because of the stress relief):
6 Ball J.jpg
Tap the ball housing out with a hammer after flipping the ball housing in the vice:
7 Ball J.jpg
This is what the ball housing looks like completely in half to give you an idea of the thickness:
8 Ball J.jpg
Takes maybe 15min if you have the tools handy. That Woolies moisturiser is emulsified petroleum oil, cheap and works well when drilling metal too.
That slot in the bore of the bracket is where someone in the past has used a similar method using a drill and inflicted a bit of collateral damage.
cheers, David L
or just buy one with the bracket attached so while everything is nicely lined up, while your laying on your back under the thing, you can just pop the new one back in and enjoy non clunking driveline goodness a lot earlier!!!
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