[Spridgets] MKIII Midget front wheel bearings

[Ron Soave]

Harbor Freight actually has a little $30 press that's great for beating pressing. Thou shalt not pound. 

Ron Soave

> On Feb 7, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> One of the things I just learned from a trusted mechanic after replacing front and rear bearings many times over the years was this.
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> When pushing the bearing/hub assembly onto the axle, use a drift against the outer race of the bearing. If you push or pound on the     hub, you take the chance of the bearing disengaging from the hub. The result is the hub sits firmly against the backing plate, but the bearing stands proud of the hub just a bit. I also use an old outer race to tap on so it exerts pressure equally around the new outer race so the bearing does not cock as you try to press it home.
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> Bob
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>> On 2/7/2015 7:14 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets wrote:
>> Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel         bearings on my MKIII Midget??  
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