Pulling Bearing

[rrourke]

I need to pull the bearing off of the brush end of the armatur for a Makita LS1020 10" Miter Saw. What Bearing Puller tool do I need to use and how do I get one? Can't use a standard-grab-from-the-bottom puller because here is no room to get between the bearing housing and insulator disk.

[DoctorD]

the easy way would be to take a pair of cutters and cut the plastic out of the way , then use the puller.or u can us a pair of dikes and try to pry it off.crush the bearing outter race and then use ur puller on the inner race.hope that helps

[ponch37300]

I would think a bearing separator would be easier than smashing the bearing. I have used a bearing separator to pull bearings off the armature before with good results. You can find a decent priced one on ebay or here Bearing Separator - Pullers and Bearing Splitters - Pullers and Separators - Hand Tools : Grainger Industrial Supply. They go under the bearing and then you use a puller on them.

[Michael]

We also carry bearing pullers and separators:

eReplacementParts.com : Grip-O-Matic 3-Jaw Bearing Puller [1021] - $54.00

eReplacementParts.com : Bearing Separator [4331] - $33.10

[rrourke]

How do you remove the needle bearing from the gear housing?