[El Dee]

Well after 37 years my idler pulley gave up the ghost. The spacer was frozen inside the idler and I pressed that out after some Deep Creep. Also found the idler spring broken. The spring was still in place under the bolt where it was supposed to be but I wiggled it out without much effort. That's probably gonna get a little of that custom fabrication and re-installed depending on the difficulty of sourcing a new spring. The bottom spindle bearing on the trim side was also heading on out. I found it stuck initially but turned by hand without much effort. I've found the bearings and races...one seal and needing another...the idler I haven't found yet but have only called the first source. The belts I've already acquired.

So what I wanna know...How difficult are those races to remove. I've seen people weld a bead around them so they come out easy. I can do that if necessary. I haven't attempted removal and they're not toast so they could ride on with a fresh set of bearings. I don't really trust that though.