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lcgordon711
12/16/2017 5:39pm
12/16/2017 5:39pm
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12/23/2017 6:23am
Does anybody know on a 08 yz 450 if the linkage you can press out or if there is a shoulder in the middle. Looks like the U shaped part has a shoulder but I cant tell on the smaller L shaped piece.
To remove the bearings from it please use a puller as suggested above. Don't try and knock it out with a punch as I've seen so many of them where people have made a mess doing exactly that. One trophy sat on our 'shelf of mongs' is oval shape where it had been crushed in a vise.
Don’t know about your question specifically on this bike. Good luck!
The Shop
Thanks guys for the help, one more question how do you know when when the bearings are bad? I know the one in the dog bone was bad because it was all rusty and all the needles just fell out but the other two looked not bad and looked to have grease in them. But I started trying to clean them and some needles fell out. While putting back in more would fall out. I would put 1 in and 2 would fall out so I said screw it because the new linkage bearing pack comes with these ones. Not sure if they were bad or not tho.
Don't try and clean them as the seals should keep dirt out, just periodically check them and pack grease in if needed. If they're lubricated correctly then the needles should stay in place, if they fall out then there isn't enough grease so they'll be on their way out. They can also fall out if the raceway is broken and the needles are pushing their way out the side of a bearing.
Got the 4 bearings out of the L-shaped link portion by using the socket and vice method came out super easy.
I got the bearing puller on order to get them out of the dog bone. To day we tried using a copper pipe sliced so it will flair out with a threaded rod in the middle of it with a tapered socket on the flaired side. Tried to tighten a nut up against the socket and hammering it out. It did not work.
Just will have to wait a week or so. Ive got liquid wrench in it right now and will be adding more every day for until the puller gets in. Hope to have it out soon.
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Tool
Pirate eBay has the pullers for 36 bucks free shipping I'll let you know the quality and how it works. Motion pros are 250 way too much
Pit Row
this is the one I bought may be junk but we will see. Had to take the chance for the price. Probably harbor freight quality.
Then I decided to take the slide hammer off and keep the expanding piece in it and put the old pin from the bearings in from the other side and use a real hammer to pound the pin into the expandable piece. Got them both out with about 15-20 wacks. I will say the slide hammer may have worked if I had a vice but I dont have one. That is the next tool on the list. Not sure how I made it this far without one.
The quality seemed fine on this tool cheap but worked fine for the few times I will use it.
Thanks guys for all the help but my bearings may have been a tad more stuck than normal.
I will say be careful with your hand I got a nice blood blister when I pinched it between the hammer and the end.
I haven't had any issues with it.
Hopefully you've checked the size pieces and there's a match for your particular application.
Good job on getting it out. Use anti-seize on the new ones.
Yeah this part defiantly has a shoulder. Could not press out.
Thanks yeah I was a little worried I would not get them out but they finally came.
Will some water proof grease work instead of anti seize or do I need actual anti seize?
Thanks for the tips and help.
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