Front wheel bearing

[Jim Dupree]

The "CAREFULLY AND LIGHTLY torching the bearing" is to
warm and expand the inner races that the hub goes
thru, recall that the bearing had been previously
frozen.
That said; I would never hammer on a bearing or hammer
such that the shock load of hammering could be
transmitted to a bearing race surface that I expect to
have a long and happy life. Yes I know the races and
bearing rollers or balls are very hard and I know
people have done it successfully but it is still on my
"Do Not Do" list. Also on my "Do Not Do" list is torch
a bearing.
I have always just used a "Hub Shark" or similar or
pulled the strut out and used a press. Many machine
shops will press bearings out and back in for
relatively little $$.
Good Luck
Jim


--- Tihol Tiholov <t.tiholov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cody sez:
> > ... For re-installation I start with freezing the
> new bearing over night,
> then heating the strut/spindal with an oxy.
> acetaline (sp?) torch and puting
> the bearing in by genty tapping with a brass hammer,
> 
> Makes sense.
> 
> > then freezing the hub and CAREFULLY AND LIGHTLY
> torching the bearing and using the same light
> tapping with a brass hammer.
> 
> Why this?  Isn't your bearing in already?
> I'd avoid torching anything that has lubricant
> inside and plastic/rubber
> bits.
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