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Originally Posted by crash
Use the steel gear, not a big fan of the torch method, I use a piece of 1 1/4" pipe about a ft. long and tap the gear into place, make sure the taper on the I.D. bore goes on first...
Been doing it that way for over 30 years...
Hope this helps... Crash
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What's wrong with the torch method? It's worked flawless for me every time. The gear is really soft, and I was always worried about dinging up the teeth if the pipe moved on me.
Heat / torches are used to install press fit hubs onto shafts in industry every day for good reason. More than one way to skin a cat though....
To the OP: If you are heating to 450 deg in an oven, you probably will not need the hammer - just pliers. It's not that tight of a press fit.