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Title: rear bearing woes
Post by: jimbo on 16 May 2005, 23:27: hi peeps

i have had an absolute beach of a problem. twas driving home last night and there was a funny squieling noise from the drivers rear wheel bearing.
though i might of got a puncture as it was a noise i hadnt heard before. when i had a look to day i found out it was a lot more serious.
the rear wheel bearing had binded up and smashhed two of the rooler pins and all of the bearing cage. this ment that the bearing was running dry and was getting fook off hot!
so when i tried to pull the hub off it was stuck! and i meen stuck! the hub spins but it wont come off the spigot.
i think the innner racre of the first bearing is heat shrunk on to the spigot. i have tried heating up the race and putting hub pullers on but it wont budge.
how oh how do i get this off?
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 16 May 2005, 23:47: big hammer and bash the sh!te out of it or drill it to smithereens cos you are gonna need a new hub pokey spigot thing anyway, or try undo the hub from behind somehow? dunno really....
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: Mr Blue on 16 May 2005, 23:58: yaeh sounds like you need a new hub
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: jimbo on 17 May 2005, 22:38: WHHOOO HOOOOO

i got it mendedÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :grin:Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :grin:

last night id tried every thing and so tonight was sod lets ave it.

check these pics:

the problem! one stuck inner bearing race.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/captain-scarlet/IMAG0002.jpg)

thought id give it some stick.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/captain-scarlet/IMAG0008.jpg)

thought sod it and went mad with the grinderÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :laugh: :evil:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/captain-scarlet/IMAG0011.jpg)

finally was able to un bolt the stub axle.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/captain-scarlet/IMAG0013.jpg)

luckily me mate had some spare stub axles so i put a new axle on. i had a bearing kit and a brake disc hanging around in the garage and so job was done.

i is back on the road and a happy jimbo is backÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smiley:
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: Mr Blue on 17 May 2005, 22:55: Top work me old fruity :grin:
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 17 May 2005, 23:03: told ya all it need was some good ol' mentalist mechanic skills! bet you had fun! and sweated like a bastard......
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: jimbo on 17 May 2005, 23:22: oohh yes lots of fun..... made so many grinding sparks that me tracky bottoms are now nice and spikey :grin:
Title: Re: rear bearing woes
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 19 May 2005, 16:59: Quote from: jimbo on 17 May 2005, 23:22
oohh yes lots of fun..... made so many grinding sparks that me tracky bottoms are now nice and spikey :grin:

dont even wanna know what that means! :tongue: