Bearing race chipped on install (was: Wheel bearing circlips?)

[Matt Evans]

well, I've had it for a week :)
 
So far -Great-.  
 
Now, the caveat is that there is a harbor freight retail store about 10
minutes from my house, and they're open until 7 or 8 pm weekdays.  So the
leap of faith I made is much shorter than what most HF customer would need
to do :)
 
Generally, the harbor freight stuff is ok, for what you've paid.  I don't
think you'll find such a beefy floor standing press anywhere else for less
than 2x the price.  So in that sense, it really doesn't matter how "good" it
is - in my case, so far, it's been good enough to do the job, and there's
really no way to do what it does without having something like it.
 
Harbor freight doesn't sell any snap ring / circlip pliers that are good
enough to do the 75mm snap rings for the bearings, though.  That's the first
tool I've bought from them that was disappointing.  OTOH, it was $1.99, and
I returned it, horribly bent, and told them it was garbage.  They refunded
my money.
 
 


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From: Ben Swann [mailto:benswann at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:02 AM
To: matt at mattevans.org
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Bearing race chipped on install (was: Wheel bearing circlips?)


Based on your experience thus far, do you recommend the H.F. press.  I have
been toying with the Harbor Freight offering(s) for some time now.
 
Ben
 
[Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:27:35 -0500
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Subject: RE: Bearing race chipped on install (was: Wheel bearing
circlips?)
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I've watched the wheel bearing discussion with some.. Interest.. As I've
just pushed old ones out and 2 new ones in (After damaging a 3rd) on my
early build type89 Q.

I bought the 12T H-frame press from harbor freight for $99, and had a
machine shop cut me a 2 and 15/16s dia steel disc 1/2 thick (they had 2 &
15/16s rod stock lying around, if you can believe that :). This works great
for the 75mm type 89 bearings.
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