Chas Douglass wrote:
>
> Thanks for the responses on hubs for my '60 Sprite, I'm following up a
> couple of leads now.
>
> On reading the manual, however, I see that new bearings must be
> "pressed" into the hub. Can someone help a poor programmer that happens
> to be working on a car -- what does it take to press the bearings in? A
> bench vise? A hammer? A $100,000 machine shop?
A suitable drift...In other words the correct size socket to fit the bearings
and
races and a good size hammer. Although the $100,000 machine would probably be
better and quicker, both tools do the same thing.
>
> If I find hubs that still have bearings in place, should I just use
> them? Do the front bearings wear out?
They would still need to be re-packed with grease.
Front bearings are either good or bad, not much of an "inbetween"
And new bearing seals would be a must on any parts from a different car.
(they should be replaced when repacking the bearings anyway)
> Chas Douglass
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