29-05-14, 01:52 PM
Got MOT 12pm Sat, it's Thursday 1.45pm and the steering assembly is all in bits, got it all apart no problem but you know what's coming......
How the hell can I get the original shells out of the headstock? there is no lip at all to get a rod onto to tap the shell out, ie, tapping the bottom shell out from above, same the other way round. One way might be to hook a large flat screwdriver under the say, top shell, from the top and tap it, ie lever it out but I expect I'd damage the frame around the shell by doing that, so not wanting to try that. Going to be easier to get the shell off the yoke stem, got a feeling my dremmel is going to come into use.
Any thoughts? The manual says don't try it unless they need replacing (they do) but the manual has nothing on how.
How the hell can I get the original shells out of the headstock? there is no lip at all to get a rod onto to tap the shell out, ie, tapping the bottom shell out from above, same the other way round. One way might be to hook a large flat screwdriver under the say, top shell, from the top and tap it, ie lever it out but I expect I'd damage the frame around the shell by doing that, so not wanting to try that. Going to be easier to get the shell off the yoke stem, got a feeling my dremmel is going to come into use.
Any thoughts? The manual says don't try it unless they need replacing (they do) but the manual has nothing on how.