Getting a metal sleeve out, ver. Failsauce
06-12-08, 11:59 PM
#1
Getting a metal sleeve out, ver. Failsauce
I'm installing the rear steering removal bushings in my rx7. Problem is the new bushings are the same size as the sleeve in the rear hub, thus it has to come out.
The problem is that #### wont. So far I've tried to press them out with a 12ton press and its been no go. Big socket on the end, small socket on the front and shoved it in a vise, and that moved the sleeve maybe a mm or 2 and then was no go.
I tried to cut the **** out of with a dremel, and its totally mangled but the inner sleeve is so diesel that even with a screw driver and hammer, even the little peices barely moved, much less bent,
So how the **** do I get this *****' out. Next thing I'm going to try is my die grinder with a burr bit and just go to town.
The problem is that #### wont. So far I've tried to press them out with a 12ton press and its been no go. Big socket on the end, small socket on the front and shoved it in a vise, and that moved the sleeve maybe a mm or 2 and then was no go.
I tried to cut the **** out of with a dremel, and its totally mangled but the inner sleeve is so diesel that even with a screw driver and hammer, even the little peices barely moved, much less bent,
So how the **** do I get this *****' out. Next thing I'm going to try is my die grinder with a burr bit and just go to town.
06-13-08, 12:35 AM
#3
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
Rubber + Fire = EPIC FAIL
I used an eletric recipro saw with a hacksaw blade to get the sleeve out of my rear suspension bushings, although I did do a bit of damage to the arm. But you can patch up minor stuff with JB Stik.
The one thing to remember is that when you use a rotary or other high-speed tool, you're almost always cutting into the the part you DON'T want to cut into long before the part you want to cut actually collapses, so when you get fairly close, use a less aggressive tool to do the last bit.
I used an eletric recipro saw with a hacksaw blade to get the sleeve out of my rear suspension bushings, although I did do a bit of damage to the arm. But you can patch up minor stuff with JB Stik.
The one thing to remember is that when you use a rotary or other high-speed tool, you're almost always cutting into the the part you DON'T want to cut into long before the part you want to cut actually collapses, so when you get fairly close, use a less aggressive tool to do the last bit.
06-13-08, 01:13 AM
#4
The one thing to remember is that when you use a rotary or other high-speed tool, you're almost always cutting into the the part you DON'T want to cut into long before the part you want to cut actually collapses, so when you get fairly close, use a less aggressive tool to do the last bit.
06-13-08, 01:33 AM
#5
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
That's not that big of a deal... just take a closer look at where the sleeve hasn't been cut all the way through and cut it out with a round, narrow carbide bit (rotary file) or something similar (not a cutting wheel). You might need to use a chisel and hammer to finish it off to avoid damaging the hub too much.
You have to be pretty surgical about it all, but if you put a bit of a trench into the hub, you can probably just repair it with JB Stik, as long as it's not structurally compromised (you'd need to cut it pretty deep to do that).
You have to be pretty surgical about it all, but if you put a bit of a trench into the hub, you can probably just repair it with JB Stik, as long as it's not structurally compromised (you'd need to cut it pretty deep to do that).
