Speedi Sleeve

super99 · Aug 27, 2020

I know what they are, how hard are they to install?? They are really thin, looks like it would be pretty easy to bend it while trying to install one. I'm going to need one for the crankshaft and one for the pto hub on my Oliver 550. Just wondering if I can put it on myself or do I need to take it to a machine shop??

dsebens · Aug 27, 2020

They are REALLY thin. You need to get the one that has the installer tool. It is simple to install. There is no way to do it without thattool though.

JoeM(GA) · Aug 27, 2020

if you measure them correctly, then with due care installation isn't hard, it's easier after you've done a couple, the fun starts when they have to go deeper than the enclosed tool and you're left hunting a correct sized pipe or tube to give you the extra driving depth

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Aug 27, 2020

It is a real good idea to put a film of loctite around the shaft under the sleeve to prevent moving and also to keep it from oozing oil underneath it when it is running. This is from the voice of experience!

big jt · Aug 27, 2020

Agree with the others. Not too tough to install unless the stub of the shaft is longer than the included tool. If you have a lathe this is pretty easy to overcome though. I have even made them out of PVC pipe and a flat ended cap. Think I even still have one of those for 1 3/8 PTO shaft.

jt

DavidP,South Wales · Aug 28, 2020

I have fitted a few over the years and always found them easier if
they are warmed slightly first even if it’s only in boiling water. A
couple of thou really does make a difference. Make sure you have
everything to hand that you will need.
DavidP,South Wales

JDIH · Aug 28, 2020

I've installed many. No special tools needed. They're a piece of cake. Smear a little loctite on, as another poster said. Set the sleeve on the snout. Lay a piece of 2x4 on it. Give it one direct, fairly heavy hit with a decent sized hammer. They go on perfect every time

Russ from MN · Aug 28, 2020

I have never installed one, but done lots of interference fit bearings and pump sleeves. The shaft needs to be clean and free of burrs and ridges, and I would heat the sleeve and use loctite as others recommended. You need to be quick, when the sleeve touches the cold shaft it will start shrinking immediately!

showcrop · Aug 28, 2020

I use sleeve sealer under them which besides providing the seal once set, I think helps them to slide on more easily.

ss55 · Aug 28, 2020

On trailer axles, a simple tube with an inside diameter slightly larger than the outside sleeve wall and a length that is longer than the shaft length helps keep the sleeve edge square to the shaft.

Mike(NEOhio) · Aug 28, 2020

Easy to install with the cup provided. If it has to go on farther than the cup allows finish with a piece of pipe or conduit. Use a little locktite under it and be careful not to damage the outside surface.

Ellis Kinney · Aug 28, 2020

Carefully read all instructions. If possible take the part to be sleeved with you when you go to the bearing shop. A competent shop guy has always been instrumental in offering suggestions about the go/no-go part of it. I have always smeared a really thin coat of JB Weld on the shaft before assembly. Don't doubt your ability, it ain't really that difficult. I have done it 4 or 5 times, always successfully, and I am not a real mechanic. Ellis

Carls70 · Aug 28, 2020

I discovered that plastic shop vac pipe was the perfect fit for the sleeves on the last set of trailer axles I did . the cup end of the tool fit over the other end of the pipe perfectly. Use the Loc-Tite hi temp green sleeve retainer under the sleeve. Clean the sleeve and shaft surfaces with solvent/brake cleaner etc before assembly.

Carl

jimtrs · Aug 28, 2020

(quoted from post at 21:51:10 08/27/20) I know what they are, how hard are they to install?? They are really thin, looks like it would be pretty easy to bend it while trying to install one. I'm going to need one for the crankshaft and one for the pto hub on my Oliver 550. Just wondering if I can put it on myself or do I need to take it to a machine shop??

As said usually piece of cake. The sleeves have lip that the installer tool sits on to press the sleeve on. Can do it on a press or on the bench with some blocking and a 5 lb hammer.

Lip end goes on first. Often times this lip can be left on, if they back up to a gear or something. The sleeves are scored to "peel" this lip off if required. Only peel it off if needed, being careful not to muck up the sleeve.

Most sizes come in 2 or 3 different lengths. MUCH easier if you get the length that works the best for you.

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