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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>If these are "sealed" bearings you can leave the seals on.
These are lubricated</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>for life. If they are only "shielded" you can pop out the
shields facing the rear,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>when mounted in the engine, </FONT><FONT size=2>on both
bearings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Karl G. Mueller<BR><A
href="mailto:kgamueller@rogers.com">kgamueller@rogers.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=d.wartel@comcast.net href="mailto:d.wartel@comcast.net">David
Wartel</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Yup! I leveraged the gear puller with a
wrench, heated the hub slightly with a torch and tapped the end with a mallet
and it popped off.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Thanks! It's in the oven!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Now, do I leave the seals in the new
bearing or not?</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kgamueller@rogers.com href="mailto:kgamueller@rogers.com">Karl G.
Mueller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Try a little heat with a torch while you have the
tension from the puller</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>on the drive washer. The aluminum drive washer will expand
more with a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>little heat then the steel shaft will. If that doesn't
work, use the hammer </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and the heat. :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Karl G. Mueller<BR><A
href="mailto:kgamueller@rogers.com">kgamueller@rogers.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=d.wartel@comcast.net href="mailto:d.wartel@comcast.net">David
Wartel</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:32
PM</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>I hope you're joking! I just emailed
a friend about this and he said, "take your time and think things through
before you resort to a hammer." (!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Also: I'm using the Boca sealed SS
bearing. What was the concensus regarding leaving/removing the
seal(s)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>Dave</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=geobet@gis.net href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">george kennie</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:17
PM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>When it's good and tight, hit the end of the puller screw
a good belt with a hammer! The abrupt shock will bust it free.
<P>David Wartel wrote:
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<FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT size=+1>I'm replacing the bearing in a
Webra 1.45. All of the "difficult" disassembly is done: the circlip,
wrist pin etc., but I'm having trouble removing the prop drive hub.
I'm assuming this is a press fit and am using a gear puller, but even
tightening the tool as much as I can, the hub stays
put.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT size=+1>Is
there a trick to removing it?</FONT></FONT> <FONT
face="Arial Narrow"><FONT size=+1>Thanks,
Dave</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>