Technical urgent help needed re rear hub/bearing

[arc]

Hi

Part way through chaning this, it should be easy and in theory it is. Had a bit of trouble taking the hub off the shaft, and when it came off - it left the rear racer from the bearing behind. The bearing is split in two, and the rear racer is refusing the budge off the shaft.

Not 100% sure of how to get the bloody thing off! HELP ME!!

 

[rallycinq]

Really this needs to be split to get it off easily. If you have access to an angle grinder, then cut through most of it and use a cold chisel to finally snap it.

Other option is to use heat. Even a blow torch should get it hot enough to expand enough to clear . It should slide off so there is not much holding it on.

Hope this helps

Cheers

D

 

[arc]

cheers for the quick reply.. does it matter if the shaft is scored - looks like whoever last did this has jabbed the shaft with a screwdriver.

will give the blow torch idea a whirl

cheers
mark

 

[littleyellowcar]

arc, this happened to me. I spent 3 hours trying to get it off and in the end i ordered a new set of rear trailing arms (but then i couldnt get the old ones off) so i put a small flat-head screwdriver up against the back of the bit that was left on the wheel-bearing and tapped it lightly with a hammer, came off in 2 minutes.

have a look at the new bearing to make sure you know where to put the screwdriver.

HTH

 

[GhostWKD]

i used the back of a hammer (the bit designed for removing nails lol)

 

[Bushboy]

i used a screw driver and wrenched it out.

 

[mckcrich]

Mark, the screwdriver procedure workrd for me too

 

[HP]

Yep, same here. Might pay to clean the shaft up a little with emery and put a thin smear of grease on it when you rebuild it too.

 

[arc]

thanks guys, all sorted now

ended up cutting into it a little and then using a screwdriver and hammer to force it to rotate round the shaft to loosen it a tad, then got the screwdriver in behind, opened the gap - then wider with a chisel and then used some puller/jaws things that pulled it right off.

 

[Liam]

Water pump pliers or Stilsons would've helped.

Liam