09mageec

....The Grease Seal for the inner bearings, on the back of the hub. Anyone have a good method for getting these bad boys off?

-Cam

Amber Gramps

Consider it a throw away item and just stick a screwdriver under it.

You could also use a punch on the bearing from the opposite side and see if you can tap it out. I'd just start with new. Unless you know they are brand spankin' new I'd start with fresh

http://www.einmaligparts.com/Front-W..._p_105833.html

09mageec

For sure, Gramps. The new ones are here already, I was just having difficulty getting the old crap out last night. To be fair, it was the last thing I went to do after an afternoon of maintenance, so I didn't really dig too deep into pulling them out.

I shoved a thick Flathead under and attempted to pry, but they weren't budging. They had also been sitting in direct sunlight for an hour prior. So I threw them in the freezer, which is where they are currently. I was going to try pulling them out of the freezer and hitting the outer edge of the hub with a torch to see if that will free up some wiggle room..

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

There is the proper tool for every job and considering these hubs are NLA, you really really don't want to damage them.

This is what you need:

theiceman

ok ill be the redneck ... what if you took the outer bearing out put the nut back on > would the nut pass through the hub and act like a slide hammer when you pulled the hub ?

09mageec

This is something that I am slowly starting to learn, and I love it. Picked myself up a nice set of Craftsmen Flare Nut Wrenches last weekend, and aside from the connection rounding-off from Hard to Soft line up front due to nearly zero surface area to grasp, these wrenches made ALL the difference. Money well spent.

Seal Pullers.... I JUST found out about these after I started this thread, haha.

Harbor has them on sale for 7.99, and 10 in stock. Heading there promptly at 4.


Thanks, Steve.

09mageec

yikes

Amber Gramps

Flare nut wrenches are a must. The next step after that is "Crows Feet".

If you want to talk about must-have tools let's talk flex-head speed wrenches. A must have in tight places:

http://www.gearwrench.com/wrenches/ratcheting/flex-head

theiceman

yeah this one is tricky, I spent a week with my car on jack stands spraying the connections wit PB blaster 3 times a day and scrubbing them with an old tooth brush. After a week they looked clean and brand new and they cracked with my flare wrenches with little effort.

09mageec

I gave every connection a spray about an hour before I started wrenching, and everything came off (with a tad bit of force) very nicely......aside from those damn fronts. The connection that sandwiches the Retainer Spring through the Strut had a few mm of thickness to grab with the wrench. That and the fact that it was mildly corroded had me rounding of both Drivers and Passenger sides

Pre-bent lines are only $15 a piece on Pelican though, so I wasn't too upset, just felt defeated haha.

-Cam

09mageec

Yeah, those Crows Feet look pretty legit.

I actually have maybe 4 or 5 various sizes of the Ratcheting Wrenches that I snagged from and Estate Sale across the street last year.. I have yet to use them, but I definitely cant wait. When you stick a finger through the ratcheting end, and feel how many teeth are in such a small turn.......pure satisfaction.

theiceman

yeah but I'm sure the people watching you do this are like WTF ???

09mageec

I go into the bathroom first....

Amber Gramps

Pro Tip:. Don't stick you finger in one of the holes on your Prototipo while going over 100mph.

09mageec

Soooo don't steer with the holes of your Prototipo then....?