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Bearing race installer tools

I have that same set....As "often" as I use them, or lack of, they work well for the price.
 
i have the mac tools version of it and they work great. as far as i can tell they are the same i have scene them both up close.
 
Is the HF one not right for 1-tons? Not big enough drivers?
 
Mastiff said:
Is the HF one not right for 1-tons? Not big enough drivers?
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1 tons are 3.500, if it doesn't have that size in the set, then no, it's not the right tool for them.
 
I've never seen one of the sets from HF or Auto Zone that had the driver for the D60 inner race. However, I have not looked at a new one in years. I have the Lisile set and it does not have the driver you need for the inner. However, it does have the one for the outer. I bought one from Rob (rdn2) and it worked great. If he's still making them I would not hesitate to buy one from him.
 
bigjbear said:
I've never seen one of the sets from HF or Auto Zone that had the driver for the D60 inner race. However, I have not looked at a new one in years. I have the Lisile set and it does not have the driver you need for the inner. However, it does have the one for the outer. I bought one from Rob (rdn2) and it worked great. If he's still making them I would not hesitate to buy one from him.
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I'll be making them as soon as we are up and running.
 
Got the lisle set today. The drivers go bigger than 3.5, but not exactly that.

I also see that the taper of the drivers doesn't match the races for my D60 knuckle. I guess different races have different tapers? Is the idea to just drive against the race surface, and it's okay because the aluminum is soft?
 
Mastiff said:
Got the lisle set today. The drivers go bigger than 3.5, but not exactly that.

I also see that the taper of the drivers doesn't match the races for my D60 knuckle. I guess different races have different tapers? Is the idea to just drive against the race surface, and it's okay because the aluminum is soft?
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Have no idea how the manufacturer's make their's, but when I was machining the ones I made and sold, I made mine match the race angle but turned the race angle undersize so it drove the race from the face of it, not the angle. That way it doesn't seat, and get stuck, like it could possible do if it were a close tolerance diameter. Also, it's not forcing the race to "cup", or swell outward on the impact end of the race while being driven down. By impact end I mean the side YOU are driving it down from.
 
ive got a set of those from matco tools, worth every penny, i'm surprised how often i use them.
 
rdn2blazer said:
Have no idea how the manufacturer's make their's, but when I was machining the ones I made and sold, I made mine match the race angle but turned the race angle undersize so it drove the race from the face of it, not the angle. That way it doesn't seat, and get stuck, like it could possible do if it were a close tolerance diameter. Also, it's not forcing the race to "cup", or swell outward on the impact end of the race while being driven down. By impact end I mean the side YOU are driving it down from.
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I make bushing, bearing and bearing race drivers all the time at work and you want to drive on the face of the race.
 
I guess I'm still uncertain. I won't be building my own drivers... using the Lisle tool, is it proper for the driver to drive against the angled surface of the race? I don't see any other way, but it's not what I expected.
 
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