Freelander 1 Removing bearing race from hub flange

andyfreelandy

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• Jun 26, 2020

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OK so I cut most way through it with a disc cutter and then smack it with a cold chisel to break it.

Anyone got a less stressful way of removing. The bearing race is so tight to the wheel hub flange that you can't part it.

Have a puller but there is no gap!!

Thanks

 

andyfreelandy

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Found this. Going to try it. Looks hopeful for the F 1 hubs too.

 

Nodge68

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andyfreelandy said:

Anyone got a less stressful way of removing. The bearing race is so tight to the wheel hub flange that you can't part it.

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Heat is your friend.

Heat the race with a large propane torch, preferably oxy-acetylene flame. The heat will expand the bearing race, allowing you to tap a sharp cold chisel behind it to get it off.

I have had to cut them off before now, which isn't as heard as it sounds. To to split it with a cold chisel, you need to hit it hard enough to crack the race.

 

Last edited: Jun 27, 2020

Kev12

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A puller like the one above is on my wish list but have always managed by grinding a flat on one side to its wafer thin then splitting with a chisel. I find grinding it down reduces the chance of damaging anything else compared ti a cutting disc

 

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guineafowl21

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If t didn’t crack straight away, you didn’t cut it enough or didn’t hit it hard enough. Don’t fret about cutting slightly into the hub spindle, either.

 

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• Jun 27, 2020

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Kev12 said:

A puller like the one above is on my wish list but have always managed by grinding a flat on one side to its wafer thin then splitting with a chisel. I find grinding it down reduces the chance of damaging anything else compared ti a cutting disc

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I was actually going to suggest this very method... Grind a flat down close to the spindle, then put a flap disc on it for the last little bit. With the grinding you are putting heat into the race, and making it to remove, by thinning down the flat, you are creating a weak spot in the bearing, once ground down a two-legged puller or a hammer and chisel will take it off.