I was lucky, I have a friend with a lathe who helped me make up a tool and to cut down those bearings? He also has a Bridgeport but it is very old, the ways have not been maintained, is not all that accurate any longer and is used primarily for notching tubing for roll bars. That being said, I have got to beat the bushes for that article. This rear main seal business is starting to get out of hand with the current shortage and high price of neoprene seals and the challenges attendant with the new manufacture rope seals. There has to be another way to deal with the rear main seal.
