Removing bearing from Hesston 550 baler

LeakyBoot · Sep 4, 2016

Bottom drive roller sealed bearing bad. Removed the v belt pulley quite easy. 40 tooth drive sprocket is next and was a tight one. After driving it in abit and getting the gib key out I was only able to turn it with a pipe wrench fourth of an inch back and forth. Put two holes in it and made a puller using a plate, 5/8 all thread and a 4 ton portapower. No budge even with a sizzle heating. So in an costly move I torched the whole thing off. Now I'm at the bearing and removed the lock collar but there is really no good way to hook a puller to it and I don't have one that locks to the collar groove. Any ideas? I want to save the cast housing.

Roger in Iowa · Sep 4, 2016

Dremel with a cut-off wheel. Cut as far as you can across the races, 180 degrees apart and carefully use a chisel to break the races. Cover very well to contain flying metal!!!!!

Removing bearing from Hesston 550 baler

LeakyBoot

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Roger in Iowa

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