need info on getting the bearings out! are they pressed in?? can i press them out? bearings wont move

 

Yes and no.

 

You need a bearing removal tool. I bought a cheap one on ebay but it wouldn't work for me but others with the same one have gotten it to work fine. Ended up getting my indy to remove mine for me and he said it was a bitch. Must have been siezed in there somehow on the wheels I bought to have chromed.

 

You can also get kits with tons of different sizes. Personally I prefer the screw type over the slide hammer. It just seams easier on the bearing.

 

I'm surprised no body asked which bearings you're trying to remove.

 

I would imagine the wheel bearings. you are going to need a bearing puller. We have 3 in the shop of all sizes, and they can still be a pain!

 

doubt a shop would charge much to just pull em. Figure the cost vs the tool cost.

 

we charge $20 per wheel to pull and replace them

 

smokin13, if you are referring to the wheel bearings, the puller you need is called a blind hole bearing puller

The name brand slide pullers run for around $150.00. I purchased mine from HF for $35.00 with 4 differant sizes and have used it several times with no problems. Now if you figure that alot of people think it is good practice to change the bearings everytime you change the tire because they are cheap and it just seems like the smart thing to do, then that $35.00 tool will pay for itself in no time.

 

Wheel bearings:

Insert a 1" steel pipe through the wheel, (old hydraulic jack handle) and TIG weld the pipe to the inner race of the bearing. Smack that bearing out using the welded-on pipe.

Remove inner spacer.

Stick a slightly bigger pipe into the wheel the other way onto the remaining bearing.

Smack that one out the other direction.

Do both wheels.



SAVE ONE BEARING

Grind outside of old bearing slightly with a bench grinder, and grind inner race of old bearing flush with outer race.

Use this bearing as an install tool for your new bearings.





When wheels are ready for new bearings:

1) Freeze new bearings in your refrigerator for 1/2 day.

2) Heat the wheel bearing bore with your wife's hair dryer, make them hot.

3) Tap new bearing into place evenly using your old ground-down bearing as a tapping tool.

4) Bearing almost fall in.