VANAGON archives -- January 2000, week 1 (#24)

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 11:02:09 -0800 Reply-To: Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM> Subject: Follow up on RE: The SECRET...Bulley Tek Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

To: Bulley <gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com> From: Doktor Tim <doktortim@rockisland.com> Subject: RE: The SECRET...Never break another stud, nor round a bolthead.

Update on Bulley Tek, re: tapping to break bonds.

Removed a steering wheel from a Type II, 75 Westy, yesterday. The shaft is forced to the center of the upper bearing by a tapered metal cage. Tried several standard teks and could not make it budge. Tapped the end of the shaft with a 4 oz ball pein for a minute maybe?? Then was able to use a drift and 30 oz hammer to tap it up and out. Next time I will use 2 minutes tapping before removal.

Happy Bullenium, one year early.

T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim Surveyor, Mechanic, Poet, Philosopher San Juan Island, WA

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