Is there a trick to removing the roller bearing on a Late Ketland frizzen spring before I get started? Mine has a flat on it and I need to replace it. I have the replacement bearing just need to get it on there.
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Roller bearing replacement help
- Thread starter Ricochet
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Well, I took the spring off and looked at it. The Roller bearing has to be riding on a tiny shaft but I can't see the shaft on either side of the ears to tap it out. I know it has to come out of there somehow. Then I thought that it could be a tiny bolt with the bearing riding on a shoulder but, again, I don't see any thing resembling a hole in the ears. I may run some fine sandpaper over it to see if the finish is hiding the shaft. I dunno. I was hoping that someone had taken one apart before and would let me know if Im on the right track.
OK, I think I got it! There was some gunk in the hole and filled it up flush with the outside. I cleaned it out and ended up having to press the little pin out. I buggered the pin up a little trying to get it back in so got on the lathe and made a new one. Seems to be working fine.
Just in case someone is needing to do this, make sure your support it well with a wood block and press it out with your bench vise. Try to support those little ears as they are not flat with the rest of the spring. I drilled a small hole in a block of wood to give the pin a place to go when pressed out. I tried tapping it out at first but that just buggered up the end of the pin. You can then use the pin that you pushed it out with to hold the roller in place while you press the pin back in. Your pin will push the slave pin out as it goes in. I am sure that there is a better way but this is how I got it done. Thanks for looking.
