Installing Wheel bearing
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 9:04 am
Hi all,
I the past, to remove wheel bearings,
I heat the hubs with hot air gun and gently tap out with a suitable drift, when installing I heat the hubs again, carefully tap new bearings in after them being in the freezer overnight.
As wheel hubs are now valuable and I want to be extra careful when installing new bearings, can anyone recommend a kit or set of dies to press them in?
I don’t do this often so don’t need to spend ££££,
I dont have access to a proper press unfortunately so I was looking for something like the image I hopefully have attached,
Thanks for any pointers,
Stuart
I the past, to remove wheel bearings,
I heat the hubs with hot air gun and gently tap out with a suitable drift, when installing I heat the hubs again, carefully tap new bearings in after them being in the freezer overnight.
As wheel hubs are now valuable and I want to be extra careful when installing new bearings, can anyone recommend a kit or set of dies to press them in?
I don’t do this often so don’t need to spend ££££,
I dont have access to a proper press unfortunately so I was looking for something like the image I hopefully have attached,
Thanks for any pointers,
Stuart