I have the HF 12 ton shop press I'm using to remove my carrier bearings with the help of a bearing splitter (got the idea off youtube). I got some 1" thick steel plate and made new arbors out of them, drilling holes in them to allow for the bearing splitter & carrier to hang below the shelf. The problem is that even with the shelf at the highest spot, the push rod can't reach the carrier. a deep 32mm socket would probably do the trick (if I had one), but it seems like having some various sized "dies" and like 6" of steel roundstock would solve this in general.
Is there something like this out there or a diy type thing? I mean, it has to be somewhat common to not have the exact right sized die available, and/or the rod not being long enough for certain things.
The other alternative is to drill another set of holes higher up, but that feels like it could be a royal pain.
Is there something like this out there or a diy type thing? I mean, it has to be somewhat common to not have the exact right sized die available, and/or the rod not being long enough for certain things.
The other alternative is to drill another set of holes higher up, but that feels like it could be a royal pain.