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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ratcityrex on May 31, 2010, 12:50:52 AM

Title: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: ratcityrex on May 31, 2010, 12:50:52 AM

Was wondering if anyone has used this HF bearing tool b4? I saw a writup online with some dude using same kind of set of tools, but that tool set was a nice one that cost $500+ so let me know because Im about to take on my first try here in a few days. If worst comes to worst I will take the hubs off and take it down to the machine shop and have them press my bearings in/out.



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Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: snm95ls on May 31, 2010, 12:59:09 AM

i wish we had a hub tamer at work.  Those things are fucking bad ass.

I have pretty much always pulled the hub off, and used a shop press to get shit done.

If you try it out, be sure to post up how it works out. 

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: highroller54 on May 31, 2010, 01:00:50 AM

I gots the hub tamer, it works ok.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: Urban Indian on May 31, 2010, 01:04:34 AM

i take spindles off

use big hammer and a punch

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: highroller54 on May 31, 2010, 01:15:31 AM

you hammer them back in  ???

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: Urban Indian on May 31, 2010, 01:15:57 AM

I was new at it..........

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: highroller54 on May 31, 2010, 01:20:15 AM

lol, they dont like that  :P

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: d112crzy on May 31, 2010, 02:55:33 AM

Quote from: highroller54 on May 31, 2010, 01:15:31 AM

you hammer them back in  ???

Never had an issue doing it that way.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: BangBusMaster on May 31, 2010, 04:00:40 AM

Hammer time

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: narfdanarf on May 31, 2010, 10:41:00 AM

I have a press.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: SDRAWKCAB on May 31, 2010, 10:55:28 AM

REMOVAL
BFH

INSTALL
Bearing in freezer over night
Heat hub in oven
drops right in.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: ratcityrex on May 31, 2010, 11:22:46 AM

Well i think im gona buy the hf tool probably next week and give it a shot. Nar, my step dad has a press too, but it looks like this tool is 10x easyer than coming up with some nigger rig setup for a press. Ive used a press b4 and it works ok IF you have the right sized cups and shit. I also am going to do upper & lower ball joints, and extended wheel studs.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: dvst8r on May 31, 2010, 01:08:35 PM

Press and a couple large sockets.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: crttaz on May 31, 2010, 04:10:29 PM

and two wrist pins.........

use the wrist pins where the caliper bracket attaches, then a socket by the tie rod.

Knuckle sits level and easy to press. Next time I do wheel bearings I'm gonna make a small jig as trying to balance everything is a PITA.

Title: Re: Wheel bearing removal/instalation tool? Any body use this HF one b4?
Post by: dvst8r on May 31, 2010, 06:16:04 PM

Quote from: crttaz on May 31, 2010, 04:10:29 PM

... Next time I do wheel bearings I'm gonna make a small jig as trying to balance everything is a PITA.

This.

It seems I end up with like 3 steel plates and 4 blocks of wood, and a small cambodian child, just to try and get it to sit still. The actual pressing is only a few seconds, the setup is where the time is.