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Cock-Eyed Lower Stem Bearing Race CB350 K4

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While attempting to hammer the lower bearing race out of the stem, I managed to get it cock-eyed.
I am attempting to hammer it back in, thinking that might be easier than trying to get it out.
No joy.
Would heating the race help? It seems like that would only expand it and make it tighter.
Or shall I attempt to saw a kerf in the race and pound it the rest of the way out?
Any help would be appreciated. I am really "stuck" this time.
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I doubt that you will be able to saw the race as it is hardened and will probably dull a hacksaw blade in the first pass. A small abrasive disc might work though. I would not use heat for fear of distorting the frame.

From experience I know that replacing the races can be difficult but have always had success with a punch and a weighty hammer such as a midsized ball peen (~500g), used carefully and gently and watching for the misalignment which you seem to have created. Assuming that the technical term cock-eyed means the same to both of us, at this point I would try to realign it by applying the punch through the frame to the high side of the race.

This may require some very hard hammer blows but I can't think of anything else.
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