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Originally Posted by A_Reed
Step 1: Tool Setup. I would not suggest buying a gear puller for this task. All of the ones I have tried before were really cheap an broke as I applied pressure on the arbor press or turned the accompanying screws. You really are better off making your own tools. My suggestion is to take about 3 inches of 1/16" C-Channel and about half an hour on the mill getting it to fit like a fork with sidewalls underneath the pinion. Apply preferred bearing load to remove, with the assistance of a pin near the end.
Step 2: Prep motor for new pinion. Take your FP, a V-Block(with preferred method of holding: Thumbscrew or duct tape) and a parallel. You'll want to set your FP up in the v-block so that the little but end of the drive shaft is supported by the parallel, this was learned from experience through a few FPs not working properly due to the shaft being forced through the motor itself. Apply whatever method of fastening you wish to keep the motor in the v-block as you wish and set the whole apparatus upright. This also has the big, main advantage of keeping the motor perpendicular to the easily bendable shaft.
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Hey Adam,
We found your tips very helpful. One suggestion though...next time you have the C-channel puller and V-block setup in hand, please take some pics and post here. That would be awesome. Thanks very much.
