DW Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Trying to fit new bearing housings in new hubs, and the fit is tight. My vice isn't big enough! Do I buy a bigger vice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 If you have the old bearing race you can use it to drive the new one in by gently tapping it with a hammer goig round and round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Front or back? If back, what I did was to put the bearing in the freezer and the hub in the oven. They will slip together like a dream - no need for a vice even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Same advice for the front too. Not too hot if aluminium !! Use old bearing cup to tap new one in, but the temp difference between hot hub and frozen cup should make it easy ! 7 related photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Or take it to a local garage and get it pressed in with a hydraulic press. Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefester Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 You are meant to heat the hub in oven to 90°C for 20 minutes I think, and put the bearing in the freezer for longer....as above. I just had to take mine to a garage and they had a hell of a time getting the original rear wheelbearing out (S1 Elise) I don't have a press. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..ooooh hooo hooo!!... 😬 😬Abbey Road Time-Machine *eek* Edited by - Unclefester on 2 Feb 2008 19:54:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I recently changed mine - a large (M12) long bolt was used to drive the old races out and an old bearing was used to drive the new races in after setting them square into the hub. Charles --- My SuperGraduates 2006 diary My SuperGraduates 2005 diary, My Caterham Academy 2004 build and race diary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susser Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 If you press the bearing in, use Anti Scuffing Paste. It reduces the chance of damaging the hub. And whetever you do, make sure you don't False Brinell the tracks by exerting too much force via the balls. I pressed these hub bearings hereinto my bmw swinging arms here using the old bearing to press on the outer track, then the hub is pulled into the bearing by squeezing only on the inner track. (If you hammer the bearing in using the wrong method, you'll wreck the bearing efore you've got it fitted.) Edited by - susser on 3 Feb 2008 08:49:21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Excellent! The Nigella school of motoing recipes. Now sorted. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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