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[chicago]

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I'd like to get it in good enough shape to do Rubicon, and maybe Fordyce, once before the end of summer though.

You have a fellow cruiser head just around the corner that could come help...
I'd like to see you at the helm of rustyTLC on one of those trails as well!!

 

[vk7ybi]

I get the ring gears off with the soft faced dead blow hammer. I have been known to heat the gear in the oven to get them back on. If I have the wood heater going in the shed I just sit the gear on top of it and rotate it occasionally to warm thoroughly. Enough so that it feels hot to touch is plenty. I have heard boiling in a bucket of water works too. Never use a flame. Measure backlash with dial indicator before disassembly and setup for same backlash when it goes back in. Get some good preload on the bearings and youll be good to go. Have a look at http://gearinstalls.com