For anyone without a press. Leave the collar on and do the following. Remove the inner bearing seal. Using a cobalt drill bit or hss if you have bits to burn, drill out the rivets for the bearing race and remove it, punch out the other race though the ball bearings. Tediously move all the ball bearings to one side and wobble the axle, the goal is to pry the race sideways enough to get all the ball bearings out. Once that is done the axle will just slide out. Safety glasses are a must for this bit. Use a grinder and cut a slot in both the collar and inner bearing race, do not cut all the way though. Then smack both with a hammer and it should crack them and release the press fit, bits of metal will go flying so glasses again are a must.
Agree mate, a very good alternative when a press or tooling is not available. I've also used a grinder to grind a flat spot on the collar and/or inner race, almost down to the shaft and hit the flat spot with a chisel before I had the press, as you said safety glasses and long sleeves are a must on this hardened steel!
Anywhere from $40 for a generic basic single bearing kit, to $150 for a brand name with all the bits (1 side) the cheap ones don't tend to last as long as genuine or brand name ones. Be sure to get the right size for the vehicle VIN and get an ABS suitable kit if you need the extra collar
The one to remove is a 50x50mm square tube around 750mm long and the base is around 100mm square (125mm would be a better size) The square tube I used to fit the collar is 40x40mm with a washer welded on the bottom to contact to collar squarely.
Yeah I guess so, be sure to not hit the end of the spline directly, any "mushrooming" on the spline end and you can't get the axle back in the differential side gear, use a piece of wood or brass between the hammer and axle shaft if you must strike it. You will need a bit of force my press is good for about 6t and they can be tight. Carefully cutting the collar works too if absolutely necessary.
For anyone without a press. Leave the collar on and do the following. Remove the inner bearing seal. Using a cobalt drill bit or hss if you have bits to burn, drill out the rivets for the bearing race and remove it, punch out the other race though the ball bearings. Tediously move all the ball bearings to one side and wobble the axle, the goal is to pry the race sideways enough to get all the ball bearings out. Once that is done the axle will just slide out. Safety glasses are a must for this bit. Use a grinder and cut a slot in both the collar and inner bearing race, do not cut all the way though. Then smack both with a hammer and it should crack them and release the press fit, bits of metal will go flying so glasses again are a must.
Agree mate, a very good alternative when a press or tooling is not available.
I've also used a grinder to grind a flat spot on the collar and/or inner race, almost down to the shaft and hit the flat spot with a chisel before I had the press, as you said safety glasses and long sleeves are a must on this hardened steel!
Thanks. A great full mechanic teacher .
what an absolute awesome video. Thanks @simmo's Worshop
Great video, helped me out.
Thanks Simmo.
Legend!
How much is the capacity of the hydraulic press you use?
6 tonne, it is fairly at its limit pushing these, but it has worked for me. If I had my time again, I'd get the 12 tonne version.
@@simmoshomeworkshop Very kind of you to take the time to respond, that will help me choose my future hydraulic press.
Thank you
Wheel bearing price
Anywhere from $40 for a generic basic single bearing kit, to $150 for a brand name with all the bits (1 side) the cheap ones don't tend to last as long as genuine or brand name ones. Be sure to get the right size for the vehicle VIN and get an ABS suitable kit if you need the extra collar
I’d use a grinder to remove the collar personally…
😅 you're a genuine boily at heart Scotch
What post size you using?
The one to remove is a 50x50mm square tube around 750mm long and the base is around 100mm square (125mm would be a better size)
The square tube I used to fit the collar is 40x40mm with a washer welded on the bottom to contact to collar squarely.
Instead of using a press could I use a hammer
Yeah I guess so, be sure to not hit the end of the spline directly, any "mushrooming" on the spline end and you can't get the axle back in the differential side gear, use a piece of wood or brass between the hammer and axle shaft if you must strike it.
You will need a bit of force my press is good for about 6t and they can be tight.
Carefully cutting the collar works too if absolutely necessary.
With ABS how
only difference is to remove the sensor from diff hub housing, and remove the ring gear/pickup, I believe that also uses a circlip.