[s-cars] wheel bearing puller

[Cody Forbes]

The typical method at the shop is freeze the bearing and hub, heat the  
spindle/strut/bearing housing, slip the bearing in, wait for the  
bearing to come to room temp, then slip the hub in. Works very well.  
With the right amount of heat, and if the bearing was in the freezer  
over night, you can litterally slide the bearing in by hand.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 5, 2010, at 5:11 PM, "Mark Pollan" <mpollan1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hey Tom, many moons ago I visited with Igor K. and dropped off my  
> Schley
> bearing tool for him to use.  I suggested he drop the bearing into the
> freezer before reassembly.  He did and reported smooth sailing.  At  
> least
> that is the way I remember it since in apparently one motion he  
> dropped the
> bearing in the freezer and it came out a chilled bottle of Russia's  
> finest.
>
> HTH,
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tom Green
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:47 AM
> To: Scarlist; David Kase
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] wheel bearing puller
>
> Dave,
>
> Have you used your kit on the URS6 with the strut still installed on
> the vehicle?  I ask because the URS4/6 have a much
> tighter press fit bearing than those that use a circlip to help retain
> the bearing, and I typically see pressure requirements
> far above what the bolt and impact wrench can supply, even when trying
> to supply some heat to the strut.
>
> It is nice where it works, but I haven't seen better than a 50%
> success rate on the URS4/6 bearings.  Nothing can be worse
> than planning a quick job only to find the strut has to be removed and
> a hydraulic press used to R/R the bearing, so I am
> soliciting other experience for this job.
>
> I am also looking for BTDT on using the original Hub Shark or later
> knock-off designs for this job.
>
> Despite the fancy "Schwaben" pedigree attached to the ECS kit, it does
> not appear to be superior to the Harbor Freight
> kit at half the price, in fact, it looks identical right down to the
> case.
>
> Tom
>
>
>> On Monday January 4 2010 David Kase <dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> No but I wish this would have been available when I bought my Sir
>> kit for
>> ~$350...
>>
>> Looks like the same deal though.  Works pretty good.  Got the job
>> done on
>> the car.
>>
>> Kase
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Jerry Scott
>> <jerryscott at wispertel.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone tried the ECS Wheel Bearing Puller on the Urs front
>>> bearings?
>>>
>>>
>>>
> http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/ES9747_ES1306825_ES240943_ES240945_ES11420_E
> S3661_ES9009/ES1306825/
>>>
>>> Jerry
>
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