rebuilding · FF-0532

How does Ed get a ruined bearing off without pressing it?

Instead of pressing it off, Ed takes a grinder or small cutter, carefully cuts a slot in the bearing, puts a chisel in the crack and hits it a couple of times to split it, and it slides right off. He does this only to bearings that are seized on and will not be reused: asked why he would cut a perfectly good bearing, he says it is not good, it is ruined. He also mentions a puller on the back and jigging it up.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

bearing removal

Applicable scope

1948 Ford banjo rear end with an open driveshaft conversion, as Ed describes it