MadMax

All,
I have recently purchased a Rear wheel bearing/hub removal tool made by Sir Tools. The total cost is about $235.00 after shipping. Here are the Sir Tools part numbers you will need to remove both the hub and the bearing. Pelican Parts does have this setup as a kit. Evidently they buy it from Sir Tools and put it together in a kit for you.
Here are the numbers:

B90-P2 ~ $150 (Late model Porsche brg R&R kit)
B90-3 ~ $55 (Hub pulling bracket)
B90-3J ~ $24 (Mounting "horse shoe" for Hub bracket)

I have not used the tool yet but I plan to this weekend. I will let you all know how it worked out.

Regards,
Max <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Skip

What about a press to put it back on?

Skip

MadMax

Skip,
Part #B90-P2 will both remove and re-install the bearing. That is the claim anyway. I will let you guys know if it really works. If it doesn't I guess I will be performing much more involved work than I initially intended. I really don't want to remove the trailing arms if I don't have to.

Max

Skip

That's good news... there was a thread on the Email list a while back that listed a source for *adequate* equipment to r&r the wheel bearings... it was a different manufacturer I think sourced from Harbor Freight (yikes!) and it didn't go so well for him. I'm interested in getting my own rig, so please pass on your impressions once complete.

Thanks!

Skip

cruise98

I have these tools and they do work. You do not have to remove the arm, or even the emergency brake pads.

You need some very large snap ring pliers too. The bearing is somewhere around 60mm in diameter.

Be careful to draw the new bearing in straight. I measured the distance at several locations around the bearing after every half turn or so. You do not have to heat up the arm or freeze the bearings. It would be ideal if you had a friend to turn the bolt while you tapped around the circumference of the bearing.

Marcus

There is a procedure for the 911 Carrera rear bearing, which looks virtually the same as the late 944's, using a bearing puller from Performance Products. I'm guessing it's a similar tool?
I was looking for one over here as I have a bearing going out but no joy. Probably cost me 3 times as much if I could get one in the UK anyway.

Cheers,

Lizard944

Max,
Seems like a lot of $$$ for a limited usage tool. Maybe you'll consider renting/loaning this contraption out to your Rennlist buds???

Lizard

Marcus

[quote]Originally posted by Marcus:
<strong>There is a procedure for the 911 Carrera rear bearing, which looks virtually the same as the late 944's, using a bearing puller from Performance Products. I'm guessing it's a similar tool?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sorry didn't finish sentence. There is a procedure on the PCA site for the 911...

Oops.

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MadMax

Yes the tool is limited usage and $235-$250 is a fair amount of cash to spend for the tool. However, you only have to replace one wheel bearing yourself to make the tool pay for itself. Tabor said that the rear arm removal took about 8hrs and then you need alternative transportation to have the bearing pressed out and the new pressed in. This will be much better in the long run. If you have to replace one bearing eventually you will have to replace the other. My rationale was and is that I would rather have the tool and be able to do the work myself than pay $800 to have someone else do it. That's right, 800 bones to replace a $35 part. Makes $250 seem pretty cheap doesn't it?
I'll let you guys know how it turns out. Also, Keith thanks for the tip on the bearing.

Best Regards,
Max <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" />