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Originally Posted by ERA174
My experience with toploader rebuild has not been extensive, which means take my advice at your own risk. I did not alter my main shaft to facilitate the assembly process, instead I increased the inside diameter of the bearings. The inside diameter of the bearings is easily increased with a wheel cylinder hone. I kept honing the bearing until it would slide on the shaft with minimal effort.
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Working on the bearing was my main plan but I hadn't thought about a hone and I happen to have one of those down in my tool chest - thanks for the suggestion. No reason this thing has to be that tight of a fit to the point it scores the bearing bore up while trying to drive it on.