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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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help here fellow bikers. i am doing a motor rebuild this winter on my 1998 ultra 80"evo efi. just pulled the cylinders and heads. need to bore .020 and will probably go with 8.5:1 and have the cylinder resurfaced as well as the heads that equal .040 to get more compression for my new ev-27 cam. my need is this: i am going to replace the inner cam bearing, and to my surprise, i need a special tool! inner cam bearing puller. well i am only going to do this once and to spend over $100 on a tool seems a little bit outrageous to me. i would rather use the money for the rebuild don't you all think. is there any resource that will rent the tool or does someone have the tool that i can buy relatively inexpensively?
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Look on ebay there is guy that makes pullers for harleys I have 2 of his tools very simple but effective. I think he is in fremont ohio.
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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Auto Zone will rent you a blind hole bearing puller for a refundable(when you bring it back)amount of $160.I did this several months ago.Took about 5 min. to pull the bearing.Install your new bearing with your old cam.
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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tried the ebay route. all i could find were new pullers for sale($110 or better)
 
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is that what i should ask for? a blind hole bearing puller?
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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is that what i should ask for? a blind hole bearing puller?
That's the name.
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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thanks mike i will call them right now.
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Auto Zone worked great for me ....tool to pull old and install new bearings. Deposit only and it was around $255. Got it all back........a great service !!!!!!!!! (This on a '04 Softail)
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Harbor Freight has them for $55.00 Then sell it on e-bay for $110. Lots of parts places will rent them for free with a deposit though.
 
Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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Harbour Freight has a lot of great deals. I populate my garage with lots of tools I use once, maybe twice.
 



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