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Barkfast
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:53 pm 
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Steam wrote:
But that is not the end of the story either. The socket is unlikely to be found in less than inch drive so a bar will be needed and if you have an after market wheel then an extension is also likely required.


I bought this socket (34mm) with a 1/2" drive... not cheap but works well

https://sydneytools.com.au/product/dayt ... act-socket
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2024 7:42 am 
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TK wrote:
Adjusting ball joints with a cold chisel. Found out that a company in Brookvale use this method. 'Lift up the rubber ball joint boot and place the cold chisel on the joint then a big whack with a hammer' There is also a bloke in the western suburbs of Brisbane that uses this method too.


Yeah doesn't surprise me. I made the mistake of getting some work done by them and then had to go back over it and fix some stuff up myself afterwards. They aren't cheap either so it was quite disappointing.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:50 am 
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A very well known and respected motor engineering business here in Adelaide removed the idler gear needle roller bearing from my flywheel housing by drilling a hole in the housing from the clutch side then knocking the bearing out with a drift. Afterwards they welded up the hole. You'd think they, if anyone, would have used a blind bearing puller.

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Timbo
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Yep, luckily my Dad bought a 1 5/16" and a 1 1/2" socket and a chunky inch drive breaker bar to sort the gearbox in Mum's 850 back in the 1970's. Very useful for steering wheels and disk brakes on Mokes.

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