ABS RING on BIRFIELD

[cruiserruf]

Can someone tell me how i'm suppose to put the ABS ring in the a birfield? do i hammer the SOB down til it sticks? put it on a press?

a little insight:

have a 95 fzj with a broken birf due to break bearings going out. bought some parts from CDAN and did a whole rebuild, ie seals, bearings, etc. replaced the birf but can't seem to get the ABS ring on. did it whith a buddy, first time doing it, great learning experience, and a whole lotta mess! buddy didn't know how to put the ABS ring on either.

help.......please?

 

[-Spike-]

You can just tap it on. Use a brass drift, and tap around the ring close to the inside edge. You'll get a feel for it pretty quick. If you think it's taking too much force to get it on, heat it up with a heat gun or something similar. NOT extreme heat.

-Spike

 

[Squash]

Tap with equal pressure all around, a little here a little there, if you don't have brass try wood.
The exciter ring should fit snug.

 

[619TOY]

I used a brass punch and hammer to remove them and a piece of wood and hammer to reinstall them. I just got them started and then turned and tapped until they were fully seated. I chose the piece of wood for the reinstall over the brass punch because it distributed the force a little more evenly.

 

[landtank]

OEM birfs come with the ring installed. So bought some parts from CDan didn't include a birf?

 

[cruiserruf]

didn't buy the birf from CDan. too much $$$ for oem birfs. got it at a junkyard for about a $100. i was planning on investing on some longfields and didn't think it was a good idea to spend that kind of $$$ for the oem birfs.

thanks guys.

 

[Elijah]

I used heat and it just slid on almost by itself.