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CB400 Front Bearing Retainer Removal

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element137:
All- thought I would post this up here as it might help someone with similar problem, chewed up and seized front bearing retainer - this is how it started -

element137:
So after drilling out the staking - used a dremel and drill on the inside edge of the retainer to try and break it free, then used a punch to collapse it on itself and 'peel' it out of the hub

Oddjob:
You can normally just break it with a cold chisel due to it being alloy. A Dremel risks the chance of thread damage IF you go a bit deep or it veers off target. Drive the chisel in off the edge and towards the bearing and it normally breaks where the slots are for the special tool.

element137:
I managed to extract- combination of very careful dremel/drill/ punch to fold it in on itself - there is evidence of damage to the threads in the hub from previous drilling of stakes, but overall the threads cleaned up quite well with a thread file

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