DisassemblingtheFrontAxleShaftsandBearings(continued)
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Figure202
8.Centerpunchanddrilla6mm(1/4inch)hole(approximate)intotheoutside
ofthebearingretainertoadepthofabout3/4thethicknessoftheretainer
(Figure202).
IMPORTANT
Drillingcompletelythroughtheretainerringwilldamagetheaxle
shaft.
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Figure203
WARNING
Wearprotectivesafetygoggleswhenbreakingtheretainingring.
Personalinjurycouldresultfromyingmetalparticles.Keep
bystandersawayduringthisprocedure.
9.Placeachiselinpositionacrossthedrilledholeandstrikesharplytobreak
theretainer(Figure203).Removeanddiscardtheretainer.
10.Removethebearingfromtheaxleshaft.
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