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Originally Posted by J-Mech
The CPE-2 manual is a parts book. It won't cover disassembly and repair.
I am not aware of an attachment repair manual. 
Lew probably has one. 
Pretty simple machines.
Yes, bearings that have never been removed for 50 years tend to get stuck. Welcome to "Basic bearing removal 101". Use a penetrating oil before disassembly. I just cut the bearings off with a torch. Takes 15 seconds.
On assembly, a little emery cloth on the shaft makes the new bearing slide right on. A little anti-seize on the shaft makes removal next time easier. |
Basically what I did, so if that's what you do, there's probably hope for me yet!
The bearings that were on there were still nice and tight and quiet and I was pretty gentle on disassembly , so I just re-used them. Not a tough job to do if I have to replace them.
Just needed to fabricate up a new scraper bar and replace the bottom of the housing that the PO had been using as a scraper bar. That would have been kinda rough to cut out and weld in with the auger in the way.
It's not a heritage restoration, but considering it was pretty beat up before hand, I think it'll get me through the winter.
