"Having just acquired a Graham Phantom I've found the process of removing the unipivot bearing awkward and my technique seems to be getting worse with practice!!!"
Might help to explain why your removing the bearing as much as your post would indicate. If its because your experimenting with the level of damping fluid I would think having the arm clamp down and the arm at the resting position would be sufficient. That with handling it gently by having a thumb and index finger on either side if the housing directly below the bearing cap while turning the bearing out. Perhaps you are tightening the bearing to tight having to use as much force to remove it. You could slide the little piece of foam that came when shipped under the pivot housing to keep it in the same position it is with the bearing installed preventing it from dropping down before you remove the bearing.
Cheers
Might help to explain why your removing the bearing as much as your post would indicate. If its because your experimenting with the level of damping fluid I would think having the arm clamp down and the arm at the resting position would be sufficient. That with handling it gently by having a thumb and index finger on either side if the housing directly below the bearing cap while turning the bearing out. Perhaps you are tightening the bearing to tight having to use as much force to remove it. You could slide the little piece of foam that came when shipped under the pivot housing to keep it in the same position it is with the bearing installed preventing it from dropping down before you remove the bearing.
Cheers