Any sage advice ?
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Any sage advice ?
Anyone got any advice in how to remove a stuck outer front wheel bearing race in a rotor ?
I pulled the wheels to check them out and the cages are in pieces, the races are thrashed...
Guessing if they been rubbing a while they heated up and fused to the cast rotor .
I'm guessing heat is the only option ?
They won't drive out from the back. I tried with a 3lb driver and cold chisel.
I'm worried about warping the hub.
I pulled the wheels to check them out and the cages are in pieces, the races are thrashed...
Guessing if they been rubbing a while they heated up and fused to the cast rotor .
I'm guessing heat is the only option ?
They won't drive out from the back. I tried with a 3lb driver and cold chisel.
I'm worried about warping the hub.
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Just get a bigger hammer. That's what I always say....
Good luck.
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A chisel is the wrong thing to use, as it cuts into the race as you are pounding on it, it is acting as a wedge expanding the race, much like splitting wood. Use a good heavy punch on the race where the notches are in the back of the hub. 2 or 3 good whacks on one side then 2 or 3 good whacks on the opposite side going back and forth. To many hits on one side and it will wedge it in the hub also.
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Thanks y'all
I managed to remove both front and rear with a steel dowel.
Three whacks and they popped right out. Ran them down to the classic parts store (which I discovered is about 2 miles from me) and Mark pressed them in for me for $10 /rotor.
Well worth it and I got to support a local shop, not a chain store.
Very happy now with fresh pads, fresh bearings and grease, and seals.
I managed to remove both front and rear with a steel dowel.
Three whacks and they popped right out. Ran them down to the classic parts store (which I discovered is about 2 miles from me) and Mark pressed them in for me for $10 /rotor.
Well worth it and I got to support a local shop, not a chain store.
Very happy now with fresh pads, fresh bearings and grease, and seals.
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