few years ago there was a sleeve install party in the norcal zone.. saw the video.. Anyone know who might still have those tools? Im maybe lining up to do a few myself. but theres a few spciality made tools that would make it go quicker for sure.

 

It was Hayward who made it and still had it.

Rich and I just used a race bearing driver and a BFH but I'm also pretty sure my axle wasn't as beat up as yours...

 

I used a bearing race driver shoved into a piece of 16" galvanized pipe. Left sleeves in freezer for at least a week, for me, hammered em home with a single jack (mini sledge) and grease. All good

 

I'm contemplating renting an air hammer. I suspect mine are gonna go a Little hard

 

Yeah if I had the option, an air hammer would be the less stress and assured route to go

 

Your going to need an industrial size compressor with a large tank and high CFM to run an air hammer then your going to need a real good air hammer. I'm not sure the rental types are a high out put. I've done the air hammer and the sledge hammer thing. The sledge hammer worked better. Just have to watch out for fingers. It also helps to freeze the sleeves for a few days, clean the tubes out really well and of course penetrating oil on sleeves and in tubes when hammering in.

 

I went with the sledge hammer route. You can make anything work with a little lovin'. Mine went in far easier than I expected..

 

I can text chuck norris and have him punch it in quick?

But in all seriousness mine went in easily. I cleaned it out and froze them. Then a few taps with the heaviest sledge i had at the time.

 

if you got chuck Norris on speed dial, I've got s list of stuff he can do for me