[Vwdiesel] Front wheel Bearings.

[Val Christian]

>  Foolishly, I thought
> > that if I just "hit it hard enough" the race would crack.  No dice.
>
> That's cause the Rc of the chisel is less than the race, unless you have a
> blacksmith-made chisel specific for the task.  Energy is mostly lost in
> destructing the chisel tip.  If you need to crack a race, take the glass
> approach.  Get in there with your dremel tool, and scribe a line or two with
> a cutoff wheel first.  One good blow from a hard enough chisel, and you have
> pieces.

There was a detail omission...I scored things with a grinding bit.

I used a die grinder.  My experience is that Dremel tools tend to be
slow and there isn't enough total power to work quickly.  Again, air
power.

The two necessary tools for real car work: compressed air, and oxy-acetylene
torch.

BTW, I like your idea of laying a bead on the race.  Normally, I
think in terms of material removal.  I can usually cut the race off
and have the hub cool enough to handle within a minute or two.  Besides,
bearing race material really cuts NICE.

Val