I have my elevator push rod's drilled but for some reason I can get them out to debur before riveting back into place. They went in tight but I didn't think that they would be such a bear to get out.
First method, I put the pushrod bearing in the vice, wrapped so that the vice did not ruin the bearings and tried to gently wiggle and pull it out. No go on that one.
Second try I put the aluminum pushrod in the vice wrapped in heavyweight rubber and put a box wrench around the bearing and tapped with a dead blow hammer. That gave me a small gap to work with. Next I used a BF screwdriver to gently pry apart. The picture below is what I have currently. I don't want to use the screwdriver method anymore because I don't want to mar the aluminum tube.
I don't think it is a good idea to rivet in place because I know there are burs
on the inside. Ideas ?
First method, I put the pushrod bearing in the vice, wrapped so that the vice did not ruin the bearings and tried to gently wiggle and pull it out. No go on that one.
Second try I put the aluminum pushrod in the vice wrapped in heavyweight rubber and put a box wrench around the bearing and tapped with a dead blow hammer. That gave me a small gap to work with. Next I used a BF screwdriver to gently pry apart. The picture below is what I have currently. I don't want to use the screwdriver method anymore because I don't want to mar the aluminum tube.
I don't think it is a good idea to rivet in place because I know there are burs
on the inside. Ideas ?