Rear wheel bearings - totally confused because this doesn't match up with the FSM
07-29-2011, 08:35 PM
#16
Nordschleife Master
Holy crap, does that thing take some bearing out or what? It just took me longer to find the right 2 sockets than it did to press the bearing out. Literally under 2 minutes to get the one (hilariously bad) out.
After a beer, I'm gonna switch her from suck to blow.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
After a beer, I'm gonna switch her from suck to blow.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
It will press the new one in just as easy!
07-29-2011, 08:43 PM
#17
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Who made this damn tool? This thing has Bruce written all over it (without having anything written on it). Wow.
Thanks again. I just need to get that race off the stub axle (which you have provided me with yet another tool to do before I go all "blue tipped wrench" on it) and reassemble. And then the other side, which ought to be a lot faster knowing what I know now (like the fact that once the axle nut it off there's really no good reason to pull the 6 cheeseheads off of the trailing arm side CV, dummy!).
07-29-2011, 10:03 PM
#18
Nordschleife Master
Sweet Jesus that was way too easy. Yes, that bearing had been in the chest freezer for most of the week......but damn.
Who made this damn tool? This thing has Bruce written all over it (without having anything written on it). Wow.
Thanks again. I just need to get that race off the stub axle (which you have provided me with yet another tool to do before I go all "blue tipped wrench" on it) and reassemble. And then the other side, which ought to be a lot faster knowing what I know now (like the fact that once the axle nut it off there's really no good reason to pull the 6 cheeseheads off of the trailing arm side CV, dummy!).
Who made this damn tool? This thing has Bruce written all over it (without having anything written on it). Wow.
Thanks again. I just need to get that race off the stub axle (which you have provided me with yet another tool to do before I go all "blue tipped wrench" on it) and reassemble. And then the other side, which ought to be a lot faster knowing what I know now (like the fact that once the axle nut it off there's really no good reason to pull the 6 cheeseheads off of the trailing arm side CV, dummy!).
07-29-2011, 10:08 PM
#19
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Now I feel guilty for just borrowing one and not buying it from him.
Can't get the race off the stub axle, even with the puller. It (the puller) looks to be a bit crushed on the outside edges of the sharp surfaces, but I don't think that's the real issue. With as bad as that bearing was, I probably did some unintentional welding. It's in the freezer at the moment. I'm gonna try torching and cold chiseling in a few hours. If that doesn't do the job, the diamond bit Dremel wheel is coming out, followed by the chisel again.
Can't get the race off the stub axle, even with the puller. It (the puller) looks to be a bit crushed on the outside edges of the sharp surfaces, but I don't think that's the real issue. With as bad as that bearing was, I probably did some unintentional welding. It's in the freezer at the moment. I'm gonna try torching and cold chiseling in a few hours. If that doesn't do the job, the diamond bit Dremel wheel is coming out, followed by the chisel again.
07-30-2011, 12:37 PM
#20
Nordschleife Master
Now I feel guilty for just borrowing one and not buying it from him.
Can't get the race off the stub axle, even with the puller. It (the puller) looks to be a bit crushed on the outside edges of the sharp surfaces, but I don't think that's the real issue. With as bad as that bearing was, I probably did some unintentional welding. It's in the freezer at the moment. I'm gonna try torching and cold chiseling in a few hours. If that doesn't do the job, the diamond bit Dremel wheel is coming out, followed by the chisel again.
Can't get the race off the stub axle, even with the puller. It (the puller) looks to be a bit crushed on the outside edges of the sharp surfaces, but I don't think that's the real issue. With as bad as that bearing was, I probably did some unintentional welding. It's in the freezer at the moment. I'm gonna try torching and cold chiseling in a few hours. If that doesn't do the job, the diamond bit Dremel wheel is coming out, followed by the chisel again.
