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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
SPR:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 06, 2022, 05:14:55 PM ---I removed the top bearing race at the bottom of the column today. I was very lucky with there being a small gap between the shoulder of the inside of the frame and the bearing. I found a bit of metal ( steel part of magnetic kitchen door catch) I was able to insert the metal plate into the column so it was jamed on both sides in the gap. With a long drift I gave the plate a whack close to the edge. Two taps on opposite corners it came out undamaged. An NTN 30x50x14 taper bearing race.
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A good result Ted !!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
In the morning (Thursday) Brother-in-Law is removing the bottom steering column bearing with his puller/extractor - fingers crossed it comes out easily.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
BiL visited and removed the bottom bearing from my headstock/column using what looked like a big clumsy puller - but it worked a treat!
It took longer to assemble the puller than to use it!
It was similar to the one in the link below - worked like a dream.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403899872756
Oddjob:
I just use a chisel and hit them upwards, never failed to work. Most times you’re doing this you binning the race to fit a new one so it doesn’t matter if it gets trashed but I did my taper rollers the other month and they’ll be going back on, no damage.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
BiL commented on the slightly bent bump stop before we removed the bearing (rhs in photo).
Probably does not matter?
.bent bump stop by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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