Tip for removing (front) inner wheel bearing race

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

I use a bearing splitter, easy when you have a press. Tighten under the race 
set it on the press blocks and it come right off.

http://www.thepartsbin.com/cartools/general_tools_and_supplies-bearing_splitter-1007-d.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark F." <mk1mark@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:23 PM
Subject: Tip for removing (front) inner wheel bearing race

>I recently picked up this 20 ton press setup
> <http://home.cogeco.ca/~mardak/20ton_press.jpg>, and while R&R'ing the
> front wheel bearings on my 91 Jetta Coupe I remembered this little tip
> to remove the (usually) stuck-on inner wheel bearing race that I
> learned while working at an automotive machine shop a while back:
>
> Mount the hub in a large vice and heat the race up in one spot with an
> oxy/acc torch until it's glowing red (not sure if a propane torch will
> heat it up hot enough, but it probably will if you have a heavy duty
> torch head).  Then take a (fairly) sharp chisel punch and give it a
> good whack with a BFH in the center of the glowing red spot.  Cool
> everything down, and the race will sometimes even slide off by hand.
> Here's a pic to show what I mean:
>
> <http://home.cogeco.ca/~mardak/inner_race.jpg>
>
> Sure beats trying to pry that fucker off with a puller, which is an
> exercise in frustration...
>
> Just thought I'd share..
>
> Later,
>
> Mark.
> 75
> 82
> 82 Caddy
> 91 Jetta Coupe
>
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