Great video Stuart😀. I laughed at 'Scraptonium' and 'Stuff-alloy' 😂. A new tool, the hydraulic press will come in useful...once in a while, ha ha. We all find ourselves buying 'essential tools' for this job or that...what fun that is...to have an excuse, I mean 😉😂
Ha - it’s true - I can find a way to convince myself that any tool is worth buying. However the press is quite fairly priced and I really wish I’d had it for dismantling the head. I’ve been watching auctions for them for 18 months - but all the ones I have seen have gone for almost the same price as new. Crazy. I bought this and less than a week later a much better Dake press came up locally for cheap. 🤪
I think this was the best solution Stuart. Flame weld would be an expensive option and building up with weld could distort the part. Nice result in the end. ATB Nobby
Yes indeed. One way of dealing with it is to just run 3 or 4 vertical weld beads, then turn the part and clean those beads up. That can give enough surface for a good location for the bearing ID. A skilled welder can do that without distorting the shaft because it’s not as much heat. That even makes it possible for a novice welder. This repair is easier and safer though.
This is true. And honestly - I think my clamp lash up would have worked - BUT there have been enough instances over the last couple of years where a press would have been so helpful, that I decided to finally get one. Been trying to get one used, but no joy there. But improvising is a lot of fun. You are the master of that skill. 👍
