flaboy?
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Picture this, bush hog gear box, horizontal shaft with a ring gear on it inside the box. The shaft exits box and the drive pulley connects to it. Ring gear and bearing on opposite side are toast as is the bearing on the exit side. No access to drive shaft with ring on it out. The bearing and race on the exit side have to come out to allow the shaft to slide over far enough to pull the ring gear/shaft up and out the top.
I have removed the C-clip and been able to drive the race part of the way out by using a drift. It seems to have stopped now and I can't get any more pressure on it to drive it further.
Any ideas on how to remove the race for the bearing? I have considered welding the race to the bearing but the bearing is in such bad shape I don't think it would shrink the race and I might get some weld on the shaft which wouldn't be good.
Remember there is not way to connect a puller and the shaft is smooth so I am unable to use anything to pull it.
I will eventually worry it out of there but what would you do?
I have removed the C-clip and been able to drive the race part of the way out by using a drift. It seems to have stopped now and I can't get any more pressure on it to drive it further.
Any ideas on how to remove the race for the bearing? I have considered welding the race to the bearing but the bearing is in such bad shape I don't think it would shrink the race and I might get some weld on the shaft which wouldn't be good.
Remember there is not way to connect a puller and the shaft is smooth so I am unable to use anything to pull it.
I will eventually worry it out of there but what would you do?