Removing engine bearings

[Russell Greenlaw]

All,

I have a Tor 12 that I am replacing the crankcase. I heated the crankcase
up in the oven to and tapped it with a wooden spoon to get the bearings out.
I got the rear bearing but I cannot get the front one to come out. Any
suggestions? Would a torch work better or is there a safe way to pry it
loose? I soaked it in denatured alcohol overnight to try to disolve some
fuel residue but still no luck.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Russell

[Justin Mahn]

Just put the oven at 350 and chuck the case in there. It will only stay hot
enough to pop a bearing out for a very short time. Remember these things
are designed to disipate heat. I use long nose pliers to reach in and grip
from the inside to remove my bearings.

--
Justin Mahn
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"Russell Greenlaw" <russellgrenlaw@nospam-hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> All,
>
> I have a Tor 12 that I am replacing the crankcase. I heated the crankcase
> up in the oven to and tapped it with a wooden spoon to get the bearings
out.
> I got the rear bearing but I cannot get the front one to come out. Any
> suggestions? Would a torch work better or is there a safe way to pry it
> loose? I soaked it in denatured alcohol overnight to try to disolve some
> fuel residue but still no luck.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
> Russell
>
>

[Douglas Bollinger]

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:56:59 -0500, Russell Greenlaw wrote:

> I have a Tor 12 that I am replacing the crankcase. I heated the crankcase
> up in the oven to and tapped it with a wooden spoon to get the bearings out.
> I got the rear bearing but I cannot get the front one to come out. Any
> suggestions? Would a torch work better or is there a safe way to pry it
> loose? I soaked it in denatured alcohol overnight to try to disolve some
> fuel residue but still no luck.

I had to disassemble as much of the bearing as possible so I could grab
onto it with needle nose plyers, then heat-up the motor block. Try to
remove the bearing as soon as possible when you remove it from the heat
source.

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