I have had two pieces of 5/8" brass rod stock for years. One is just mushroomed on the end from being beaten, the other I grind to an edge for knocking out bearing races and such.
Best tools I have in my box - you can put them on just about anything and go to town without worrying about chipping or breaking things. Dan On Oct 30, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > On 30/10/2012 1:46 PM, Gerry Archer wrote: >> Agreed, and if you can't find a piece of brass bar stock, a piece of brass >> pipe also works well. >> Hexagon shapes would probably work better but I've never seen any around >> here. >> Gerry >> >> From: "Michael Canfield" <slozuk...@gmail.com> >>> I found a 1"x 8" hexagonal piece of brass bar stock that I use for bearing >>> races. If I keep the end nice and square the points work very well for >>> getting into the relief in the hub and driving out the race. I have >>> another similarly sized round piece for putting them back in. Makes them a >>> breeze, front or rear. >>> > > Or, have a look at some place like HF or F and F or ??? for brass punches. > I know I am able to get them here at our local equivalent of those kind of > store for a reasonable price. > > And, I trust we all know why we want a brass punch. > If you don't know and are afraid to ask, it is because bearings tend to be > real hard and shatter if one pounds on them with something hard. So, the soft > brass will budge them without breaking them. > > > Randy > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
