Bearing sleeve dimpling

[jkeesey]

okay so the new TT truck rear bearing sleeves come without grease holes or dimples with a small note of your must drill and dimple yourself. drilling i understand but how are you supposed to dimple these things? the only thing i could think of was to heat it with a torch but i dont want to change the temper of the sleeve. i tried using an adapter in my brake shoe rivetter but nothing would line up properly. please tell me someones done this before and theres a simple solution.

 

[dumb person]

Thought about how it would be done myself the other day. Never tried it but what if you put a stop of weld on it from a MIG welder? Put the sleeve in a bucket of water with only the end sticking out might stop it from changing the temper dramatically.
Might work.

 

[Farmallcub49]

We have done several of these and once the sleeve is installed, just hit it with the mig and give a it a light tack in the hole where the dimple should be. Works everytime and no trouble yet.

 

[jkeesey]

Thanks guys. I never though of using the welder since the old sleeve had actual dimples. Now I've gotta lug the MIG down to the shop.