Front wheel bearing

cobram at juno.com cobram at juno.com
Thu Mar 23 17:16:51 EST 2006


 "Tihol Tiholov" <t.tiholov at gmail.com> writes:
> Cody sez:

> > 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.

I think to put the hub in the bearing.  I wouldn't recommend this "slam
bang" hope for the best bearing procedure to anyone.  It's so easy and
pain free with the various on car tools, why risk it?  

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