Inexpensive on the car hub/wheel bearing tool recommendation (directions)

[Tom Nas]

blarson at Zeiss.com wrote:

>Well, about 60-70% of the time the hub comes out of the inner race, and
>30-40% the bearing breaks.  When that happens my solution is to take my
>trusty 4" grinder and carefully grind the bearing race away on one side of
>the bearing until I get near the hub, the bearing material is such hard
>steel it usually cracks from the press fit once you get within .010 to .020
>inches or so of the hub.  IMO, if you accidentally nick the hub just a
>touch, it should really not make much difference, at least the hub is not
>bent from a monkey lad with a hydraulic press and bearing splitters at the
>local garage.

When we changed a front wheel bearing on my dearly departed '87 80 a couple
of months ago, we discovered grinding marks all over the inner surface of
the hub. Speaking of monkey lads...

Tom