Tight drive shaft fit on bearing? Attempting to re-assemble
Posted: 08:14 am Jul 21 2015
I'm about to put my cases back together after a split. Just doing a dry run before I put the gasket material on, and it seems like the drive shaft is going to have a hard time clearing the bearing on the flywheel side of the case. Is that normal? Should I heat up that bearing to make it easier or just tap the case over it?
I recall it was slightly hard to work off, but nothing out of the ordinary... the inner portion of the bearing is not scored or anything, so I'm a bit baffled how it seems to be such a tight fit getting it started back on. Once the sealant goes back on I want to be able to work pretty swiftly, so I want to get a handle on this before I start.
I double checked the bearing part numbers, as I wasn't sure that the original owner might have substituted the wrong bearing. It's marked as a 6205, as per the parts diagram (part 601A): http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/kaw/ ... /crankcase
Here's pics of the bearing, shaft, and the two coming together:
Colin
I recall it was slightly hard to work off, but nothing out of the ordinary... the inner portion of the bearing is not scored or anything, so I'm a bit baffled how it seems to be such a tight fit getting it started back on. Once the sealant goes back on I want to be able to work pretty swiftly, so I want to get a handle on this before I start.
I double checked the bearing part numbers, as I wasn't sure that the original owner might have substituted the wrong bearing. It's marked as a 6205, as per the parts diagram (part 601A): http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/kaw/ ... /crankcase
Here's pics of the bearing, shaft, and the two coming together:
Colin