Owen Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 Anyone know of a tool, besides those pullers with the three jaws, that I can use to remove the outer bearing off of the stub axle? I saw a tool a long while ago which slides together like a guillotine behind the bearing so the thing can be pulled or whacked off. Thanks, Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 When doing this on a press, a bearing splitter is used. Hard to describe what it looks like, but it has thing halves that are bolted together on either side of the bearing. The thin edges of these halves are placed in the tight region between the inner race of the bearing and the flange on the stub axle. The bottom of the bearing splitter rests on the stationary part of the press, and the moving part of the press pushes down on the stub axle nut end. Most garages and machine shops that have a press will have a bearing splitter. If money is available, I suggest taking the stub axles to a machine shop to have them pressed off, and have the stubs shot peened and magnafluxed, then have new bearings pressed on. I got that done for $60 labor. Cheap insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 6, 2001 Author Share Posted July 6, 2001 THATS the tool I was looking for! Thanks Pete! Now if I can only remember where I saw it... Shot peening and magnafluxing huh, sounds like something I should look in to. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 6, 2001 Author Share Posted July 6, 2001 Thanks, but I just ordred one with a lifetime warranty today. Harbor Freight is cheap but...I regard them as disposable tools. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 Owen, Yes, HF are cheap tools. Disposable…debatable and for this application who needs a lifetime warranty on a tool that one uses just once or twice. But hey, I was just giving you an example of the tool I thought you needed. No pun intended by using HF as an example. Snap-on Tools has a similar but smaller product that costs $53, I looked it up. Good luck removing the bearings. Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 Owen, Here is the tool you are looking for. Danno74Z http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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