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I just got into the cam chest to pull bearings with the new heartland tool that's for tc88-tc110 the bike is a 2012 street bob and when I got to put the puller up to the inner bearing it seems to big. It looks like it might collapse as you drive it in but i also don't wanna explode the stock INA in the process anyone have any tips? Or have ran into this? I emailed for instructions but got no answer as of yet.

Thanks!

lube it up real good with assembly lube and stick it in.   

Make sure the round stock piece is backed out all the way . You can also cover the jaws on a vice and squeeze the collet on the puller down a little bit

I was thinking about vicing the collet a bit just to lessin the blow I don't wanna get needles flying everywhere. I was about to just lube it up with assembly lube and go in slowly with the backing plate. This is the newest model from them that doesn't have the washer and nut assembly like the jims or Kent more tools.

I just lubed it pretty well and gave it a tap with my brass mallet and worked great. I will say by the 4'th time we used it to pull bearings it did get easier to use .

Until they get "used-in" a little, I used a gear type hose clamp on them. Leave enuf room for the brg, tighten the clamp, install puller, remove clamp.

Sucking it down with a hose clamp beats pounding it in caveman style.  The metal in these tools seems cheap,  not much spring/memory to the steel.  -Rick

Quote from: Wicked on January 06, 2015, 07:26:15 PM
Until they get "used-in" a little, I used a gear type hose clamp on them. Leave enuf room for the brg, tighten the clamp, install puller, remove clamp.

Worked much easier that way. 

Mine was the same way at first. With my new bearing in hand as a "test" bearing, I just pinched the ends of the tool inward a bit with a pair of channel locks until the bearing pushed onto the end of the tool with little effort. Once you push it into the bearing, the inner rod will force those fingers back out again. Make sure you tap that inner rod all the way in though. I pushed on it until I felt it contact the crankshaft.

Hey there, I just did the exact same thing with no worries.  I did tap it in with a rubber mallet until it "clicked" in behind the bearing.  Tip, do not put the T-rod through the collett until it is fully inserted into the bearing you want to pull out.  Then when you put the T-rod into the collet make sure it goes all the way in. 

I have the instructions but size is too large to upload here.  Nor can I PM yet but if you are able to pm me with contact info I'd be happy to send them to you.  Heartland sent them to me within a day of request so I'm sure they will send them as well.

Quote from: robbyville on January 09, 2015, 04:59:50 PM
Hey there, I just did the exact same thing with no worries.  I did tap it in with a rubber mallet until it "clicked" in behind the bearing.  Tip, do not put the T-rod through the collett until it is fully inserted into the bearing you want to pull out.  Then when you put the T-rod into the collet make sure it goes all the way in. 

I have the instructions but size is too large to upload here.  Nor can I PM yet but if you are able to pm me with contact info I'd be happy to send them to you.  Heartland sent them to me within a day of request so I'm sure they will send them as well.

great to see you here robbyville.  and yes you're right.. that rod down the center of the collet prior to insertion will no doubt rock your world 

Quote from: UltraNutZ on January 09, 2015, 05:01:36 PM

Quote from: robbyville on January 09, 2015, 04:59:50 PM

great to see you here robbyville.  and yes you're right.. that rod down the center of the collet prior to insertion will no doubt rock your world

Thanks Ultra, great to hear from you as well.  I tried to thank you for all your help and advice via other methods and found out that you were here full time.  Hence part of the reason I registered so that I could thank you personally.  Thanks in part to your sound advice (and start up procedures) I was able to successfully install my first cams, lifters, and rods. Now just need to get some riding temps and figure alterations to the FP3 (for now).

As for the tool at hand, if the OP doesn't get the instructions from heartland soon, please let me know best way and I will send them myself.  It is pretty easy to use but there are some pitfalls to avoid as well that I may be able to help with.

I was assuming that the user would have the expanding rod removed when I "seconded" the suggestion to suck the collet down with a clamp etc. to make inserting the tool hammer free...no chance of making a metal sliver or worse that way.  -Rick

Heartland Tools Bearing Removal Instructions

Heartland Tools Bearing Installation Instructions


EDIT: Fixed the links

Here is also the version for the newer tool with the cutout on the plate.  I had to delete the visual instruction pages as the file was too large but the written ones are pretty simple!