Couple questions for you RudeDog, where did you get the Torrington bearing?

And can you post a couple pics and a description of how your press works?

I've thought about freezing the bearing to shrink-fit it in but te press would be a good backup.

 

the bearing came from the dealer, they tried selling me the stock HD bearing but I wouldn't go for it. I'll have pictures of the press and puller plus a description of how they work tonight when I do the change over.

 

As promised here's the pictures.
The tool on the left is the puller along with the slide hammer I made from 3/8" stainless rod with a 1 1/2" aluminum slide that threads into the end of the puller. The puller jaws are spaced using 1/16" s.s. spring I made by wrapping it around a 5/8" bolt. The tool on the right is the cam bearing press I made to install the Torrington. It is an old C-clamp cut and welded to a piece of 1/2 x 2" steel flat stock with 2 holes to mount it to the gear case. The s.s. piece is made from a drilled out 3/4" nut with a 3/4" s.s. rod welded into it.


Here's a close up of the puller with the spring.


Here's a close up of the press in place.


Just for fun, this is what my bike looks like at the moment.

 

Nice work on the tools man. Looks like they do the job nicely.

Did you lose any needles pulling out the bearing?

 

Thanks for the compliment.

They both worked great. It only took 5 medium pulls on the puller and the bearing came out with all the needles still spinning in the housing. The Torrington went in same as the first one, smooth as silk.

 

dog, nice job on the tools. i have a table lift you can use if you need it. beats the hell out of bending over sitting on a chair. how did you stand the cold today? you got heat in there?

 

Thanks for the offer Bagga but the cam work is completed now and I'm finished with the bending part for now but I still want to get an ignition module for the bike. I guess I'll never be "finished" with the bike.

Next up is getting the front end blacked out and reinstalling that, I've got the lowers and trees at work waiting for me to get some time to get the lowers stripped and polished. I've got the trees and ignition module cover polished and ready but I want to get everything on one run.

I've got a turbo heater that I usually let run for 10 minutes before I go out to the garage to work but lately it's been staying cold in there. The bike has icicles on it where I've been breathing on it while I've been out there working. BRRRRR! ! ! Where's that damn global warming I've been paying for! [:@]