Hey, having trouble removing the inner wheel bearing off of the front driver's side rotor. Testing the bearing off of the donor hub (hub was bent) the old bearing is bad also. I cannot get the old one out. Any tips/tricks? Thank!

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1993 Camaro Z28 A4
1986 Pontiac Fiero 2M4

your just trying to remove the bearing and not the race right?

should come out with no problem, if not it could be seized. take a punch and try to knock it out.

You have to remove the seal to get the bearing out. You will likely ruin the seal doing this.

The bearing race will have to be driven/pulled out. If you drive it out with a screw driver (A common method) expect to ruin the screw driver and the bearing race. Using a drift will probably still damage the race.

You should get a bearing/seal driver to install them. You can borrow that from some of the chains like Autozone.

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If you want to yank the inner bearing AND usually save the seal...

Take off the nut & washer.
Remove the outter bearing.
Put the nut back on.
Slide the hub off until the nut is about to hook on the inner bearing and give a sharp yank.

Whole thing pops off, and more often than not all is alive!

quote Originally posted by watts: If you want to yank the inner bearing AND usually save the seal... Take off the nut & washer. Remove the outter bearing. Put the nut back on. Slide the hub off until the nut is about to hook on the inner bearing and give a sharp yank. Whole thing pops off, and more often than not all is alive!

Not a bad suggestion, however I like to think of a seal as similar to a gasket as being a "one time use" item. Especially since they're generally inexpensive.

As for driving a new race into the rotor, I generally try to find a socket thats roughly the same diameter as the race I'm installing and gently tap into place. Just make sure everything is aligned correctly since you do not want to drive it in cockeyed.

If the old bearing is seized to the race you can usually drive the whole assembly (race and bearing) out.

quote Originally posted by 862M4inCA: Not a bad suggestion, however I like to think of a seal as similar to a gasket as being a "one time use" item. Especially since they're generally inexpensive.

Granted...

I was just offering it as an alternative suggestion, since sometimes you're in a crunch for time, or it's 2am and Shucks (etc) just doesn't seem to want to open there doors.

Oh yeah, if you're planning on doing more than a few races in your lifetime... go hit up your local discount tool place. Pick up a bearing seal & race installer tool. Performance Tool (amongst many others) makes them, and they're only about $15-20 usually.

It's pretty much just an aluminum post about 1.5" across with various sizes of tapered discs that slid onto the end. Saves your races from damage, and makes installation a breeze.

Edit: here's what one looks like http://www.handsontools.com/store/show_product/?product_id=1527443

[This message has been edited by watts (edited 07-26-2003).]