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using oven as a bearing heater?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:37 pm
by joshy
So its not a bearing but same idea...have to shrink fit a flywheel ring gear onto the flywheel and im too impatient to wait till monday to use the bearing heater at work. Any idea on how long to leave it in there or is it a bad idea?...bout 8mm thick.
Cheers, Josh
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:56 pm
by roverrat
baste with a olive oil, garlic and rosemary sauce?
oven..
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:20 pm
by error
If you are married it's a bad idea,
if not go for it 200 for 1/2 an hour should do it....
only one way too find out...
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:51 pm
by Dirty
Oven will be fine, other option is on the BBQ if you you are married.
- David.
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:05 pm
by joshy
not married
Thanks guys.
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:54 pm
by hulsty
When I used to do them it was on a large gas ring, heated till the metal began toe change colour, then slipped them on, gave about 20 secs before it locked on.
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:21 pm
by Justin_M
most you wont have to go that far, if you keep it under 130 you wont change the properties of the metal
for bearings those thermostatically controlled deep fryers you can buy are awesome!
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:14 pm
by DamTriton
Stick the flywheel in the freezer too
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:26 pm
by Dane
Or you can heat in an oil bath (in an appropriate container) on a gas ring.
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:14 pm
by joshy
Thanks guys, ended up sticking the flywheel in the freezer for an hour n a half and then cooked the ring gear for 20mins n it went on.
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:58 pm
by alien
"today on masterchef.... cooking with car parts!" =)
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:25 pm
by -Scott-
alien wrote:"today on Iron Chef.... cooking with car parts!" =)
Fixed.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:28 am
by bru21
always tempted to use my moms induction stove!
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:26 pm
by zuffen
Grimace an induction cook top wouldn't work as the ring gear has too much open space in the middle.
Their designed to turn off if they don't sense anything on them.
We've treid using a wok on a stand on it and it kept turning off as it couldn't sense the base of a saucepan/frypan on it.
Great thought though as it would't subject the ring to the same heat load as an oven.