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
-95 Celica GT Rally Car - 3sge/AWD -10 F150 Always buying stock wheels... PM me if interested in selling. |
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 |
Apr 22, 2011 - 8:50 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '10 From pittsburgh Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Honestly if a 20 ton press isnt budging it beating it with a 5lb sledge isnt going to move it. I might just have to heat it a hell of a lot more while its in the press.
-------------------- -93 Rx7, Turbo 6.1L v8, 725rwhp/760rwtq
-95 Celica GT Rally Car - 3sge/AWD -10 F150 Always buying stock wheels... PM me if interested in selling. |
Apr 22, 2011 - 9:29 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Honestly if a 20 ton press isnt budging it beating it with a 5lb sledge isnt going to move it. I might just have to heat it a hell of a lot more while its in the press. Was mainly suggesting you heat it up to a cherry red, the hammer is more-so used to take out frustration. |
Apr 22, 2011 - 9:32 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '08 From Lisarow, NSW, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah definitely press it out with a socket that fits over it and heat that ****er up until it glows, I can't see a hammer getting a modern bearing out .
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Apr 23, 2011 - 1:08 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Yeah definitely press it out with a socket that fits over it and heat that ****er up until it glows, I can't see a hammer getting a modern bearing out . I've hammered out both my front bearings that way. Really didn't want to pay some shop $250 to press bearings so i did them myself using an Acetylene torch, 3/4" Breaker bar socket size: 2 1/2" i think, 5lb Sledge hammer and Air brakes on a 96 peterbuilt w/trailer(40-50 tons). |
Apr 23, 2011 - 8:06 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
^that's awesome. i never would have thought using brakes as a press. also, $250 to press in bearings is a rip-off.
the first time i did my front wheel bearings was when i still had my 89 celica, i was 16 then and i managed to press them in and out using a 10lb sledge hammer and a cylindrical piece of wood the same diameter as the bearings. it took me 3 hrs just to press in and out and probably even damaged the bearing a bit as i whaled the **** out of it but it worked out in the end. now with a 25ton press in the garage, shouldn't take more than a couple of mins. -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Apr 24, 2011 - 10:09 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '10 From pittsburgh Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I got them out. Put them in press with full pressure, then heated it for 10-15 min with a mapp torch. Gave it another press heated it more gave it another press etc. Finally got them out.
Can't believe how tough they are... i've never had any trouble pressing them out with a 20 ton, i've had struggles when i've used 12 tons in the past. -------------------- -93 Rx7, Turbo 6.1L v8, 725rwhp/760rwtq
-95 Celica GT Rally Car - 3sge/AWD -10 F150 Always buying stock wheels... PM me if interested in selling. |
Apr 24, 2011 - 6:01 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
good to hear that. My dad and his friend had a really tough time as well trying to get one of them out. He said it took him near 3 hours just to remove one and then another hour to remove the other one.
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Apr 24, 2011 - 6:45 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
I think you guys need a bigger press
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