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Join Date: Sep 2007
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installing wheel bearing
Today i tried to install my wheel bearing (Fag). I froze it for two days, and then tried to tap it in , and use the tool I built to press it in but it went in crooked. I used the tool to pull it out. Is the bearing ruined?
It seems like installing the bearing takes a lot of force. Is that true? Tomorrow I'll try heating the control arm with a torch. mh |
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10-26-2007, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Hickory NC USA
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Assuming you mean the front wheel bearing race, yes, it does take some force. Your thoughts on freezing the race is good. Also, clean the hub really well. Carb cleaner and then Media blast works great. Freeze the bearing and heat the hub in the BBQ grill. If you have a bearing press in tool set great, if not, then take the old race and grind away a 0.5 mm or so that it drops into the hub.
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