UN staked spherical joint

[Steve Demeter]

I had one come unstaked from a wishbone last weekend. How do you properly restake it?

Thanks in advance

[S Lathrop]

I have tools to stake the bearings in place.

I often reuse bearings when they are still good. What I do is take the bearing, small ball peen hammer and flatten the flair on one side of the bearing. Press the bearing into the mounting so that the bearing is flush with the sides of the mounting. With out a proper staking tool, you can use a center punch to flair the the bearing as a staking tool would do. Use light taps to flair the bearing out and go around the bearing a couple times.

[R. Pare]

Depending on the size of the staking groove, you might get lucky and have a socket that fits the groove and can act as a staking tool.

Whatever method you use, yo need to fully support the underside of the bearing, and again, a socket would be the perfect thing to use.

[EACIII]

I have had limited success re-restaking. The Bowman uses aluminum brackets with staked in bearings in most locations. I have found that when the bearing gets loose the hole in the aluminum has been enlarged and you just can't restake them to properly hold them in place.

If you have a lath or access to one, not to hard to make your own set of staking tools. Think one of the suppliers has a drawing on their web site to help you make a set (two pieces, one for each side of the bearing to be staked), just can't remember who

Ed

[Steve Demeter]

So flatten the flare on one side so it is now wider.
press it into the housing with the flared side in the groove.

Center punch a couple of spots around the housing to make sure.

Right.

And always support the backside of the bearing.