500MX motor..Stupid Align bearings

Is it me or is this a little silly from Align ? i ordered some replacement bearings for my 500MX motor and they came already LOCTITED onto the motor shaft.....admittedly in exactly the right place but they would not budge a mm . when you look at the picture when you order them they are separate from the shaft ??


DSCN3455.jpg no matter how hard i tried it just wouldn't go in :

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i did get it all sorted eventually (had to apply heat and use a press to get the bearings off the shaft) so the motor is now purring like a spoilt kitten on dope but have i missed something here ?

[Nige]

Hi Steve,

Seems odd that both bearings were loctited to the shaft. Glad you got it sorted thou.

[scuba steve]

Thanks Nige. despite the loctite set back it only took about an hour of swearing and finger cutting/crushing/burning to get it sorted

have a good fly tomorrow (Sunday) and happy belated birthday.

steve

p.s. half ton arbor press now available if you ever need one.