Originally Posted by
bigmatt
I have read that with the ofna tool you still need to heat up the crank case. what happens if the bearing is in to tight it will strip the end of the ofna tool when trying to remove the bearing,making it useless,(when gripping the bearing) that's why I was asking people with more knowledge how to do it with out the 200.00 price tag. The tool I saw that if I had money to burn was the grp tool. They have one that will do it all from small to large cranks. But it was almost 300.00 if I remember correctly. So to me there had to be an old school way of doing it.
Yep, that GRP tool was the one I was eyeing up. Their tools and accessories are a work of art. I have seen one of the GRP tools in use and it is so simple and easy, but beautifully made and very sturdy. They do a kit with bearing tool, flywheel puller and a sleeve puller (which would be real handy for those hard to budge sleeves). I hate to think what that kit would cost.
Still, if you are going to keep your motors in good nick, sleeve removals to check internals, and regular bearing replacements are a pretty vital part of the big picture. We just need to win the lottery - simple
