<div dir="ltr">I planned on pressing the new bearings I got from Peter on but they are ball and not tapered roller. I assume a little heat may help... I will ask Peter about shims as I don't have any. These are wire hubs - any tricks in getting them off? Use a puller? Use a puller on the old bearings? Thanks for all the input guys!!<div><br></div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Ron Soave via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Harbor Freight actually has a little $30 press that's great for beating pressing. Thou shalt not pound. <br><br>Ron Soave</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Feb 7, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">One of the things I just learned
from a trusted mechanic after replacing front and rear bearings
many times over the years was this.</font></font><br>
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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.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel
bearings on my MKIII Midget??
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