Front wheel bearings wont press out... am i missing something? |
Front wheel bearings wont press out... am i missing something? |
Apr 22, 2011 - 8:09 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '10 From pittsburgh Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
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? -------------------- -93 Rx7, Turbo 6.1L v8, 725rwhp/760rwtq
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Apr 22, 2011 - 8:37 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Alright i've pressed out plenty of wheel bearings before. 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 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'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. This post has been edited by cyberblader1130: Apr 22, 2011 - 8:38 PM |
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