How do i remove dogbone pins?
 

Does anyone know how to remove the pins in the ends of dogbones?

I have all the tools you can imagine even an 11 ton press but i cant figure out how to go about it

when i rebuilt my lst2 cvd's . i had to use a bearing press . I had a steel plate with a hole just bigger than the pin drilled in it . then i pushed it as far as it would go . then i had a friend take needle nose pliers to hold the other pin . Then i pressed it in untill the other pin fell out . then i centered the new pin .

Man this is simple - all it takes is a vise and a small socket from a socket set. Put the socket over the pin on one side and then put this in the vise - you're going to use the vise to push the pin out into the socket on the other side.

Takes longer to explain that it does to do it - just make sure everything stays square so youdon't enlarge the hole so it will still be tight when you reverse the process and push a new pin in. Just happen to have pic -

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/IMG_0102.jpg

It takes a little care to get new pin lined up and started squarely, but its not that hard. When you own UE SM you learn stuff like this so you can keep running, lol!!

the only thing about that is how do you get the pin all the way out duster?

Once you've got it flush, back the vise up, use anything thats smaller in diameter - nail or a pc of drill bit (shank) and push it the rest of the way out.

UE's use a 3mm pin for center drives and cvds, I bought a 2mm drill bit, cut shank off ~10mm or so and use that. I had 16 pins to replace, if it had been just a few, I would have used a pc of nail.

The above is the hard way - take the end thats stricking out and clamp it in the vise. Takes a few taps with small hammer on side of the dogbone to move it the rest of the way. My experience with these is once pin has moved, it's a lot easier to move it. It might take a bit to make it move that 1st bit (some even make a pop), but past that its all downhill from there.

ah thanks man, i got mine out gonna press them in in the morning

You can also heat the cvd up a little to make it eaiser .

Took longer to read about doing it than it did to do it, I'll bet!

You're welcome!

actually no cus i had to set up the press :)

Where do you buy just the pins? I have a CRT I would like to replace the pins on the center shafts.

i pulled them off spare dogbones i had lying around :D

why is it necessary to replace just the pins. i would think the pins would tear out of the steal before they break.

nope mine wore down into a "D" shape one side really flat

O i see

yep :D so i have to do that in the morning