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09-03-14, 00:03
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I am having some serious lathe envy !
It must have been seriously seized that one. Heating and quenching is another good trick but it would take some hellish heat soak into that cross tube to do the job.... You can also apply heat than melt paraffin wax between the surfaces.... Works a charm. Getting the rollers out and the castings off the hull was the key in my case.
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09-03-14, 00:05
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Steve, mine was welded to the rollers and to the sides of the roller casting.
I had great difficulty as well, but manged to save my cross tube by sacrificing the roller and casting. I cut it into pieces. The steering had been removed to use the carrier as a trailer. That's why it was welded. Note the difference in the hole layout. This is the pre universal carrier style which fortunately for me, was later adopted by the Australians in their LP2 carriers. The differences being 1. used UNF thread. 2. The pin is drilled for lube to the bushes. Arie, you should remove the cam plate (with the floor plate) first. I found the left side casting to be more accessable to a grinder. There is still a lot of struggle involved. It would be much cheaper to freight two side roller assemblies than a cross tube. I would guess you could buy the side roller asemblies from one of the Canadian guys. Good luck with your struggle!
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09-03-14, 04:06
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Porta-power and out. Thanks to Stew Robertson.
Ensure you have the inner CTL 1623 washer off the tube, as it can be easily overlooked. If it is rusted in place it is quite effective at preventing removal of the cross tube. Last edited by Michael R.; 09-03-14 at 04:24.
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09-03-14, 10:26
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Micheal do both those washers go on the inside between the bogey and the hull wall ?
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09-03-14, 11:54
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Richard,If I recall correctly (which may be in doubt) the bogey assembly goes between them. I would carefully check with string lines, and adjust accordingly. It must help.
I think the inner washer is thicker than the outer one. Michael R. good pictures/info. thanks for posting. 
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09-03-14, 13:18
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HI ALL.
thanks you very much. I removed out the bolt of the roller, and now my qustion is- is possible to remove the roller now? i sisnt even try, I thought it was too big to get out. thanks arie
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