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Offline stainesy

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Re: really bad day. bloooody wheel bearing
« Reply #30 on: 05 July 2012, 16:39 »
what tools do i need, having a bash saturday

off the top of my head erm

allen key sockets for caliper carrier bolts
13mm and 15mm spanners for the caliper to carier bolts
pliers for the split pin
screwdriver and rubber mallet to take cap off.
24mm socket for the hub nut
hammer and punch to remove the races and i used 2 bits of wood to place the disc on ither side wil i tapped the old ones out.
some large sockets to tap the new races in. >>>>>>>little tip i used the old races to place over the new ones wile i tapped them in as far as i could. worked a treat.

there was other normal tools but cant remeber now.

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Re: really bad day. bloooody wheel bearing
« Reply #31 on: 05 July 2012, 17:45 »
 :wink: cheers

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Re: really bad day. bloooody wheel bearing
« Reply #32 on: 05 July 2012, 17:46 »
Cheers Stainsey.

A tip and it sounds obvious to some - but I saw a Physics graduate wreck a bearing doing it once... Don't knock the bearing in with anything on the inner race. This will feck your bearing before it has been fitted.

Stainsey is right - you can use the old bearing to get it close - but don't overdo it and get it stuck. And then a pin punch working gently and evenly around the outer race to seat it if you haven't got the right size socket.