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Originally Posted by pierremcalpine
Please keep us posted, will ya?
I've since watched several videos where removal is done with a slide-hammer...looks do-able. Sounds like at least a 10lb slide hammer is required. In addition, I've got two old brake discs sitting around that I'm planning to add for additional weight.
Montana are you thinking of attempting removal with a slide hammer or are you going to remove the whole spindle and just pound?
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I am in the process of removing the hub, only stopped by not having a scissor balljoint splitter , will get one today and get the hub off. Planning to press out all being well, if that fails then will resort to the sledgehammer hitting hammer method.
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Originally Posted by green van man
Correct.
To make things easier I usually spray some WD 40 over the hub and bearing but tap it in with a hammer.
Similarly I change universal joints with a hammer, never dropped a needle yet, when I tried it in a vice dropped a needle and snapped it rendering the joint scrap.
Provided the fitting force is applied to the outer race of the bearing only how it is fitted is a bit of a mute point, hammer or press matters not.
Ford rear axle used to have the wheel bearing mounted on the half shaft and retained by an interference ring. I changed those by chiseling the ring off and leave ring the bearing off, refitting was by supporting the shaft on a solid block and using the tube of a porta power to hammer bearing and retaining ring on to the shaft until it rang, thus confirming it was properly seated.
The hammer is a much under rated tool.
Paul.
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Thanks Paul,when you say 'tap' do you mean not much force is needed to press the new one in ? Do you use any lubrication to assist ?