Roller Bearings link ? ( was Bad Bearing ( was Re: stuck stepper

> It seems that the rear bearing may have frozen, then spun in it's
> housing before the rack gave up. since it appears to have spun in
> the housing it needed a little persuation to come out. now it will
> slide from the pressure of the spring washers.
>
> Dave

When you get the new bearing here's a little trick I use to get a
press fit in a slightly too large hole. Put the housing in a vise
and use a center punch to create a series of divots around the inside
of the bearing seat. These divots will displace some metal up and
allow you to press in a new bearing in a slightly too large hole...

The reason I know this is that my bored out bearing pockets end up
being slightly oversize about half the time. I need to get an ID
measuring tool because calipers just don't cut it for .0005 tolerance
bearing pockets.

HTH

-Erik Reikes