Disassembly of the outer hinge

9. To disassemble the hinge, you must first remove the balls, which are easily planted in the basket. Therefore, they can be pushed out without problems by inserting a screwdriver between the hinge hub and the ball. It is necessary to tilt the hub together with the basket so that the groove in the basket and the ball are above the edge of the body (photo 7.5).

Attention: During the removal and installation of the balls, the plane of the basket and the plane of the hub should be as parallel to each other as possible.

10. In the initial position, the planes of the hub, basket and body are mutually parallel.

11. Tilt the hub with the basket so that one of the hinges is above the edge of the body. When the ball is above the edge of the body, you can insert a screwdriver under the ball and push it out (photo 7.6).

Attention: In order to get the clarity of the photo, it is necessary to remove the hinge hub.

12. Then set the hub with the basket back to its original position.

13. Then tilt the hub with the basket so that the next ball is above the edge of the body, and also push it out of the basket (photo 7.7).



14. Return to starting position. All other balls are removed in the same way. A return to the initial position is necessary to prevent jamming of the hub with balls in the housing. In case of jamming, you can lightly tap the side surface of the bushing with a hammer. Align the surface of the hub with the surface of the basket and then return to the starting position. Usually difficulties arise when removing and installing the first and last balls.

15. When all the balls are taken out, it is necessary to turn the basket with the hub perpendicular to the body surface, as shown in photo 7.8. It is important to set the axis of symmetry of the basket with the axis of symmetry of two opposite grooves in the body.



16. Rotate the basket so that the sockets of the balls are in the indicated position (photos 7.8 and 7.9).




17. Then remove the basket from the body parallel to the axis.

18. To remove the hub from the basket, turn the hub perpendicular to the basket. Insert the protrusion of the hub 1 into the socket of the ball 2 in the basket and roll the hub out of the basket

19. Wash the elements in kerosene and check them for wear (photo 7.10).



The surfaces of the outer and inner tracks, on which the balls roll, must not show signs of peeling, friction or corrosion. The balls must not show signs of deformation.