How to pull the hub off the bearing?

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

Dave,

Try this trick, take the hub with the race stuck fast to it and heat it.
Dull red, just short of cherry red then drop it into a large bucket of
water. It will come off with your fingers if it's not already two pieces in
the bottom of the bucket. This is what the dealers do. VW, Ford, Chrysler...
It has always worked for me.

Rick Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: How to pull the hub off the bearing?


> When I hear "Hub" I think of the piece that fits inside the bearing.  One
of
> the only ways to take the old race (that usually stays on the old hub when
> the hub is pressed out of the old bearing) is to knock it off with a
hammer
> and chisel or set up the press to press it off (next to impossible though
> without some real special press tools--too tight to get between the old
race
> and part of the hub that the wheel mounts to).  I may have replied to the
> wrong thing or someone may be calling something else a hub but I didn't
say
> anything about hitting bearings with hammers.  I know a little better than
> that.  Ok, a "little"!!
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Big Kid" <bkpros@shaw.ca>
> To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: How to pull the hub off the bearing?
>
>
> > Hub puller is no good.  You should pull the hub.  Easy job.  Might need
to
> > get a ball joint remover.(10$ bucks canadian tire) use a press for your
> > bearings.  Take it to your local wrecker. get them to re and re your
> > bearings.  If you pull the circlips yourself you should have no problem
> > getting them to do it for 25$. Maybe, (if lucky) they Just let you use
> their
> > press. Or another scenario. Grab a BIG bottle Jack, some angle-iron and
> make
> > your own press.
> >
> > I don't mechanic to hit bearings with hammers bearings cost money.
Hammer
> > around too much you'll need an alignment. Do it right. You won't need to
> do
> > it again as often.
> >
> > Just my thought.
> > Nate
> >
> >
> > > > --- "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm going to replace the wheel bearings myself, but
> > > > > I need to know if there
> > > > > is a patented Cheapass method of pulling the Hub of
> > > > > the Bearing - or do I
> > > > > need one of those fancy hub pullers?
> > > > >
> > > > > I do not intend to remove the hub and bearing
> > > > > assembly from the car - I'm
> > > > > going to change the bearing while the bearing
> > > > > housing is still attached. I'm
> > > > > going to use a bearing puller installer tool for
> > > > > this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > T
> > > > >
> > > > >
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