Rear Wheel bearing

[Breeang]

Okay,
having gone through three (count 'em three) hurricanes in the last few weeks , it is now time to resume my project. I am trying to change a rear wheel bearing on my '77 911S,but cannot drive out the axle hub.The slide hammer broke, and the 3/4 " extension and socket (which fits inside the inner bearing sleeve like a piston) cannot drive it out. The hub still turns, but is rough and a little wobbly, but still in place .Remembering that I am laying on my back with a 4 lb hammer, how hard can I hit it without damaging things. And if that doesn't work,

1 WHY THE F*** NOT ?,

and

B What is the next step?
remove the whole arm and take it to a shop?

[john walker's workshop]

pull the hub out with a pair of LONG prybars. one on each side with their tips against the head of a retainer plate bolt. a couple of good grunts and it falls on the floor. be careful so you don't pull the car sideways off the jack stands onto your body. see the pic on this thread:
How do I get my rear wheel hubs off

[Driver8]

Breeang,

I bit the bullet and purchased the hub and bearing puller from out host. makes removal of the hub and bearing a real easy task.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/911M/POR_911M_suspen_pg13.htm

A

[john walker's workshop]

i would be interested to see a picture of the actual hub puller part that goes under the hub flange. the baum tools kit i have is supposed to pull 911 hubs too, but the cage is too big to fit under the flange, and it has nothing to push against except the e/brake backing plate, which would be bent out of shape.

[Breeang]

Thanks for your input guys.I didn't realise there was a hub puller, did it do the job okay?. I f so I may as well bite the bullet as well and do the bearings on both sides both sides while I am off the road.This thing is so frustrating.
Is it possible that the pry bars would work if you can't drift the hub out?, maybe a groove in badly worn bearings or something causes it to drop back into the same position after each whack?

[dfw911]

John's prybar idea worked well for me on a stuck hub. Worst case - it is a low cost thing to try before buying the puller tool.

[North Coast Cab]

There's a threa somewhere I created about changing that bearing. I too followed john's advise on the dual prybar set-up and it worked. Harbor Freight has the big basr for like $5 each. I think John's suggestion is to get two bars at 180 degrees and give it a couple of good oomphs.

John

[john walker's workshop]

works all the time for me. like i said, good luck with the expensive "puller". it does R+R the bearings well.