How do I remove and replace an old bearing?

[FilterQueenEthan]

Sounds nice. I might make burgers soon-ish.

They are easy

 

[centralsweeper63]

I put fresh cut parsley and a pinch of cinnamon, as well as a dash of cinnamon in mine.

 

[hygiene903]

I use it at work. Big trucks require tools not found at the home improvement store!

I can relate to that--same with heavy equipment! In my younger days I worked 6 years at Galion Iron Works (later Galion-Dresser, later Komatsu-Galion), a company that made the best road graders, rollers, and cranes in the world. I was a heavy equipment mechanic in the changeover department, where we put on missing parts, repaired defects, and added options. The only parts we didn't work on were the engine and transmission, as they were under warranty from the manufacturer, so if they were bad, we switched them out and sent them back to the manufacturer, which was International, Detroit Diesel, or Waukesha for the engines and Borg-Warner or Allison for the transmissions. I worked mostly on graders but also worked on cranes and rollers. Think the biggest sockets I remember using were 2 1/2" with a 1" drive air gun and yes, they were specially hardened sockets for air gun use.
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

Wow! Powerful stuff.

 

[FilterQueenEthan]

I can relate to that--same with heavy equipment! In my younger days I worked 6 years at Galion Iron Works (later Galion-Dresser, later Komatsu-Galion), a company that made the best road graders, rollers, and cranes in the world. I was a heavy equipment mechanic in the changeover department, where we put on missing parts, repaired defects, and added options. The only parts we didn't work on were the engine and transmission, as they were under warranty from the manufacturer, so if they were bad, we switched them out and sent them back to the manufacturer, which was International, Detroit Diesel, or Waukesha for the engines and Borg-Warner or Allison for the transmissions. I worked mostly on graders but also worked on cranes and rollers. Think the biggest sockets I remember using were 2 1/2" with a 1" drive air gun and yes, they were specially hardened sockets for air gun use.
Jeff

I have ran Komatsu equipment and heard of all those brands. Detroit 2 cycle was very popular in Galion products.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Nice!

 

[hygiene903]

I have ran Komatsu equipment and heard of all those brands. Detroit 2 cycle was very popular in Galion products.

I used to be able to tell by the sound without looking which engine was in a grader. The International had kind of a whistle to it, while the Detroit Diesel was more of a deep roar. Don't think I ever worked on one with a Waukesha, but I do remember that being one of the available options. One of the most fun parts of the job was after the final inspection, driving the grader to the paint shop at the other plant down the street! I was already gone from there when Komatsu took over, as the Iran Contra affair pretty much cost me my job. When I was working in grader changeover, I could walk through the building and look at the orders on each unit, and one out of every 3 or 4 units had been sold to Iran, but when the US stopped trade with Iran we lost all of that and I was laid off in 1981, the very day before Lena & I got married. But it was a great job and great place to work while it lasted!
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

Good things must come to an ene eventually.

 

[FilterQueenEthan]

I used to be able to tell by the sound without looking which engine was in a grader. The International had kind of a whistle to it, while the Detroit Diesel was more of a deep roar. Don't think I ever worked on one with a Waukesha, but I do remember that being one of the available options. One of the most fun parts of the job was after the final inspection, driving the grader to the paint shop at the other plant down the street! I was already gone from there when Komatsu took over, as the Iran Contra affair pretty much cost me my job. When I was working in grader changeover, I could walk through the building and look at the orders on each unit, and one out of every 3 or 4 units had been sold to Iran, but when the US stopped trade with Iran we lost all of that and I was laid off in 1981, the very day before Lena & I got married. But it was a great job and great place to work while it lasted!
Jeff

My parents married in 1981, and they had me in 1996. The good side was at least you had time for the honeymoon.

 

[centralsweeper63]

That is a big gap.

 

[FilterQueenEthan]

That is a big gap.

They are in their late 60s and I will be 30 in August. I am also an only child. But my grandparents had them very young, so they were all about 60 when I was born.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I see. Being an only child my grandparents were in their 50s

 

[hygiene903]

My parents married in 1981, and they had me in 1996. The good side was at least you had time for the honeymoon.

We had the time for the honeymoon, but not the money, since I had just been laid off the day before our wedding. Being unsure how the immediate future would play out, we were careful not to spend too much. We had supper that night at what was one of our favorite Mom-n-Pop restaurants at the time (since closed), and when we told the owner we had just got married, he said "Congratulations, your dinner is on me!" We then went dancing at a place across the road from the motel we spent the night at (Best Western at the time, someone else is in there now), had breakfast in the motel restaurant, then spent the day at Ohio Historical Society/Ohio Village, then went home. We were actually somewhat limited on time too, as my wife had 2 kids from her previous marriage & we had to get back to pick them up.
And Ethan, it looks like we have a lot in common, but with a few more years on my end of it. My parents were in their early 40's when I was born, Mom was 40 and Dad was 41! They were married in 1936, and I was born in 1956. Being somewhat of a "last chance" baby, I was also an only child. My paternal Grandparents were in their 70's when I was born, my maternal Grandmother was 64, and paternal Grandfather had passed away 4 1/2 months before I was born at 67. And I've got you beat by 40 years--you'll be 30 in August, and I'll be 70 in July! No problem there, I've enjoyed your posts so far and can tell from them that you are one of those rare individuals who indeed has wisdom far beyond their years!
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

I can attest to the wisdom of Ethan from his posts.