Driveshaft wear at 10000kms

[Byam]

I have this puller because heat was not enough one time and i have bend the caliper:-/ whit this type of puller its a piece of cake to pull out! STRAIGHT....

Yes I agree, once you look this bearing in place with compound or other methods, how does one plan to remove it? It was a slip fit design for a reason. With compound is just a little heat required to soften it up so removal of the bearing can happen?

Approximately 2/3mm. It doesn't need to be perfect to work well. As you guys can see i am not an engineer

 

[ROCKERDAN]

Yes, apply some heat inside end of track shaft (it's hollow). That will soften loctite. Some build a puller that uses the same 3 bolt holes that hold the casting piece to the tunnel. Either way, it's not that hard to get off. I'd rather put up with having to get it off than having the track shaft destroyed and/or the brake rotor too.

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[Sevey]

So I just checked to see if my puller with the 3 slots would fit that template - Nope - not even close. Cant catch a break with this sled. Its like Cat doesn't want a soul to be able to easily work on this thing......

Thanks Byam for posting this.

Looks like I am off to get a half inch plate and rig up a puller frame.
MS

 

[ROCKERDAN]

Travis would be the perfect choice to design/build a nice caliper puller for our sleds. I hope he is watching and has time, then we could just spread on some bearing mount when sleds are newer, and puller would be used with some heat.

Travis are you following this?

Dan

 

[geez150]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but that puller is just for removing the brake rotor?

I have this puller because heat was not enough one time and i have bend the caliper:-/ whit this type of puller its a piece of cake to pull out! STRAIGHT....

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Approximately 2/3mm. It doesn't need to be perfect to work well. As you guys can see i am not an engineer
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[Byam]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but that puller is just for removing the brake rotor?

No igorance budy.... Its for removing the bearing and back piece of the brake when glued! You have to split the caliper in half then use the 3 bolt of the puller in the back piece holding the bearing! the big bolt and a little plate behind against the drive shaft, everything comes straight. Heat is still needed

 

[02ViperMody44]

I would be interested in one if you did make one Travis!

 

[IH8CROWS]

I would also be interested in one.

 

[putz21]

Me too!

 

[Turboflash]

Me too, unless the engineers decide to fix it. It would be wonderful to not need one.

 

[Sevey]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but that puller is just for removing the brake rotor?

Once the caliper is split and disc removed this puller will drag the bearing mount assembly off the shaft. For the guys that plan on loctiting the bearing to the shaft this is the best way to get the mount off the shaft imo.

MS

 

[number1kyster]

I'd rather see Travis come up with something that would eliminate the need for bearing retainer in the first place.

 

[STAIN]

Why are guys screwing with Loctite and pullers? Put a set screw in and forget it!!!!!

 

[Turboflash]

Dumb question but does a set screw cause any offset to center? I.e. if there is any clearance between ID of bearing and OD of track shaft, when you tighten a set screw into the ID of bearing, wouldn't that cause a small offset situation? The set screw pushes the track shaft over to the opposite side of the ID of the bearing thereby causes eccentricity?

 

[STAIN]

In theory I guess so. How far does really travel? Does it effect anything? I would say no, I ran it on mine for 5k miles with no issues. I replaced left side bearing as precautionary measure before a trip and the right side lower bearing is original.
If you want put 2 screws in opposite of each other.