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post Apr 22, 2011 - 8:09 PM
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Alright i've pressed out plenty of wheel bearings before.

I have a 20 ton press, I pressed out the hub fine, like it wasnt even in there. Removed the snap rings and tried to press out the old bearing. It wont budge; both sides. I put some heat on it while it was pressed, nothing.

Is there something else i'm missing?


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post Apr 22, 2011 - 8:37 PM
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QUOTE (czwalga @ Apr 22, 2011 - 8:09 PM) *
Alright i've pressed out plenty of wheel bearings before.

I have a 20 ton press, I pressed out the hub fine, like it wasnt even in there. Removed the snap rings and tried to press out the old bearing. It wont budge; both sides. I put some heat on it while it was pressed, nothing.

Is there something else i'm missing?
I don't recommend you do this but you could try heating up the hub itself to a cherry red without melting it, and put a large socket just over the outer rim of the bearing and hit it with a hammer. Works best with 2 people, while 1 pounds the bearing out, the other 1 heats up the hub area surrounding the bearing.
I've done this with a 5lb sledge hammer and a 3/4" breaker bar socket, size: 2 1/2" i think. Bit by bit the bearing came out with every hit of the hammer.

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