Inner primary Bearing tool
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Inner primary Bearing tool
Question, would anyone recommend buying the fancy JIMS bearing install tool that's $150 to do the inner primary bearing or will the harbor freight $60 arbor press do just fine ?
I want to do the job right but $150 is alot for one time use. Also if anyone is selling the JIMS tool, I would buy it. Thanks !
I want to do the job right but $150 is alot for one time use. Also if anyone is selling the JIMS tool, I would buy it. Thanks !
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I used a $100 HF 12 Ton press to remove and replace all the engine case bearings, cam-plate bearings, and the inner primary bearing. Since I already had the clutch basket and compensator off, it did not take much more time to take off the rotor and pull off the inner primary cover to change the bearing. I cut the walked-in race off and I borrowed a George's Garage inner race tool to install a new one. Unlike the specialized tool, a press also has lots of other uses.
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I used a $100 HF 12 Ton press to remove and replace all the engine case bearings, cam-plate bearings, and the inner primary bearing. Since I already had the clutch basket and compensator off, it did not take much more time to take off the rotor and pull off the inner primary cover to change the bearing. I cut the walked-in race off and I borrowed a George's Garage inner race tool to install a new one. Unlike the specialized tool, a press also has lots of other uses.
Was the inner race causing a leak or you just saw it didn't look good ?
I bought a gloss inner primary so that's why I'm pressing a new bearing. But I have a leak also, not sure if it's the IPB. I'm also planning on changing the selector shaft seal.
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