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Title: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: Olds on March 03, 2013, 08:51:30 AM My son asked me to replace the rear wheel bearings on his Renault Clio. No problem says I. Big mistake.
Due to it being designed by a ####### idiot the bearing is a pair of taper roller bearings in a single outer race, pressed into the hub/drum where you can't press the outer race out again and being a shallow taper bearing, pressing on the inner race only tries to wedge the bearing tighter against the bore. A couple of calls and was informed that I would need at least a 10 ton press, even then there's a good chance of destroying the hub >:( So, I removed the inner races, cleaned out the grease and with the old arc welder and a 3.2 rod laid a really thick weld all the way around the centre of the race. After allowing the weld to cool, the outer race nearly fell out requiring only a few light taps from a small hammer. The best bit of all though was the look on my sons face as I was setting up the welder ;D Title: Re: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: ROD on March 03, 2013, 10:40:33 AM I like it when a plan works! Sounds good.
Title: Re: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: Tony oily bike on March 03, 2013, 11:12:51 AM ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: Archie on March 03, 2013, 11:16:56 AM Done a few head race bearings on bikes that way now, makes life a lot simpler
Title: Re: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: Mendalot on March 03, 2013, 04:39:41 PM Another one for the handy workshop tips file at the top of the page ;)
Title: Re: Stuck Bearing Removal. Post by: spanners on March 03, 2013, 08:00:39 PM thats the way i used to do maestro/montego front wheel brg,s . it makes an impossible job,, easy ,,,
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