FishEyes
07-03-2007, 09:00 AM
Making pliers to remove the spool bearing pin is a relatively easy project. I have included instructions and a few pictures below(please excuse my photography). A few pics below in no particular order.
Tools, equipment and supplies:
Hand drill
1/8" drill bit(I used a hardened one)
Vise
Propane torch
Cheap pair of pliers(got mine at Home Depot for 5 bucks)
center punch
Step one:
Disassemble pliers and remove plastic handle
Step two:
Heat up end of pliers until red hot(about 2-3 minutes)
DO NOT douse in water...allow to cool completely air cool.
Heating up the steel and letting it air cool allows it to lose its temper, without this step it will be next to impossible to drill a hole in the end.
Step three:
Place cooled half in vise and use a center punch to mark where to drill.
Hole needs to be placed off center near the outside edge.
Drill hole
Step four:
Reassemble pliers.
Using your new tool:
Center the spool bearing pin over the pin and squeeze pliers..........pin will slide to one side then use pliers to pull pin out. It is a press fit so you will have to give it steady even pressure.
After cleaning/replacing the bearing, just reverse the process but this time you will center the hole in the pliers over the hole in the spool shaft.
Hope this helps....let me know.
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Tools, equipment and supplies:
Hand drill
1/8" drill bit(I used a hardened one)
Vise
Propane torch
Cheap pair of pliers(got mine at Home Depot for 5 bucks)
center punch
Step one:
Disassemble pliers and remove plastic handle
Step two:
Heat up end of pliers until red hot(about 2-3 minutes)
DO NOT douse in water...allow to cool completely air cool.
Heating up the steel and letting it air cool allows it to lose its temper, without this step it will be next to impossible to drill a hole in the end.
Step three:
Place cooled half in vise and use a center punch to mark where to drill.
Hole needs to be placed off center near the outside edge.
Drill hole
Step four:
Reassemble pliers.
Using your new tool:
Center the spool bearing pin over the pin and squeeze pliers..........pin will slide to one side then use pliers to pull pin out. It is a press fit so you will have to give it steady even pressure.
After cleaning/replacing the bearing, just reverse the process but this time you will center the hole in the pliers over the hole in the spool shaft.
Hope this helps....let me know.
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