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Not ideal but for two rivets maybe.

https://www.mcmaster.com/rivets/tools-for-hollow-rivets/ One of these might work? Bought one to do brake shoe relining rivets...

Bearings and races easy to find on Amazon straight from Timken decent prices.

Once I had the bearing lock nuts off I taped up the threads to protect them, covering the hole in the end. After drums/hubs were off and the bearings off I sprayed the brake pads and everything else with engine degreaser and hosed it down. This kept the dust down. Then I took them apart cleaned...

Just getting raw material is a huge headache these days.

Are you going to make it or are you looking for others to machine it?

Yes good point. The standard ones are OK. I got one from Harbor Freight for a reasonable price.

Pallet Jack

Damn curious if this will be resolved.

All I did was remove the four pins that connect the ends of the leafs to the frame mounts. Remove the pinch bolts and drive out the pins. In my case I already had the pitman arm apart to pull the spindles so at that point it came out as an assembly blocked up a pallet jack and I just wheeled it...

Did this job 2 years ago. Pulled the axle and leaf springs out as a unit on a pallet jack from the side. Did the chunk swap with an engine hoist and put it back together. Supported front on cribbing under the frame in front and big jack stands to frame about under the cab. Nice job getting it...

Very underrated tool. First used one for the same purpose you described.

I took the part to ACE Hardware and looking thru their selection to find one that fit well.

I opened mine and replaced the O-Ring inside. It fixed the leak. Do not know if the valve would work right - never tried it after.

Should be 10 to 12 amps max. Plus the VFD gives it a soft start. Typically a 240 single phase circuit is not rated for less than 20A.

I have one set up like this in my garage. Father has Bridgeport, Surface grinder and lathe all set up this way. I don't think he spent more than $100 each on his VFD. We use them all the time at work too but for different reasons. With a VFD you get no derating. The old rotary phase converters...

You only need 20A x 240VAC single phase and an inexpensive 1-1/2 or 2 HP Variable Frequency Drive to run a Bridgeport. You won't need to spend more than $200.00. maybe much less. As a benefit if you find an old J head with pulleys you can have variable speed by adding a potentiometer. Some have...

Driving down the Long Island Expressway in my deuce at 50 mph empty will have the spring seat bottoming out (which is not great for the back) interspersed with my head hitting the hard top. And I am 5' 9" and weigh only 180. OK so the highway is bad with large ridges in the tarmac perpendicular...

Yeah I see that now - was searching for it.

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