Bearing, seal pressing tips please.

[Bernie Benz]

That must be one old bearing that failed, having a steel ball cage,  
haven’t seen one in many, many years. Plastic is the material of  
choice now.
Using a press, no need to freeze the bearing, just lube with light  
oil. And press it straight with the bore. Same with the seal.

Bernie



On May 12, 2008, at 7:03 AM, Rbade12 at aol.com wrote:

> I'm going to press a new bearing and seal in the gear cover that is  
> on the
> Torsen housing. The steel cage that holds the ball bearings in  
> place within the
>  bearing failed. I have a press [12 ton] and I've made an  
> appropriate jig to
> press the bearing, seal and drive flange in. I've searched the www   
> and found
> some about pressing bearings [one site encourages freezing the   
> bearing prior
> to pressing]. I'm wondering if any of you have tips you've   
> gathered about
> pressing stuff. Should I pack the open side of the seal with   
> grease? Should I
> oil or grease the outside of the bearing/seal prior to  pressing?  
> Any tips
> would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks, Bob
>
>
>
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