Long valves on W2's with .600 lift?
Ok...so I got one axle dropped into the sidebell but I screwed up the second one and I didn't have enough heat in the bell and the axle stuck part way in the bell.
Turned out to be a Godsend as I dropped the left side axle in the right side bell!!! Oops!
So now I have to heat the bell/axle that is assembled and press the tube out of the bell. Same with the one thats only partially installed. Then redo it.
You have to heat the bell and cool the axle then drop the tube into the bell. I used our kitchen oven to heat the bell to 200F... not hot enough. 350F did the trick. I soaked the tubes in a bucket of ice water before I did the procedure.
I think I got distracted after the first heated bell was turned over and the carrier bearing race fell out of the bell from the bell expanding. I reacted by picking up the race with my bare left hand. HOT! The boss (wife) was watching this whole deal and I didn't want that bearing race in the way so I grabbed it.
Cold water kept the burn on my fingers to a mnimum.
Ok...so I got one axle dropped into the sidebell but I screwed up the second one and I didn't have enough heat in the bell and the axle stuck part way in the bell.
Turned out to be a Godsend as I dropped the left side axle in the right side bell!!! Oops!
So now I have to heat the bell/axle that is assembled and press the tube out of the bell. Same with the one thats only partially installed. Then redo it.
You have to heat the bell and cool the axle then drop the tube into the bell. I used our kitchen oven to heat the bell to 200F... not hot enough. 350F did the trick. I soaked the tubes in a bucket of ice water before I did the procedure.
I think I got distracted after the first heated bell was turned over and the carrier bearing race fell out of the bell from the bell expanding. I reacted by picking up the race with my bare left hand. HOT! The boss (wife) was watching this whole deal and I didn't want that bearing race in the way so I grabbed it.
Cold water kept the burn on my fingers to a mnimum.
