[Vwdiesel] Front Wheel bearing

[Val Christian]

Placing a bead on the race...


I've had that one suggested from knowledgable people in the past.
I don't own a buzz-box.  I'm thinking of buying a TIG.  But the 
bottom line is that I haven't tried it, but hear it works OK.

Apparently, there is enough expansion and contraction in the right
directions to loosen the race from the hub.  

BTW, I've also used liquid N2, which applied to the inner race 
seems to allow you to drift it off after the temps re-establish 
at toom temp.  I left it out because I didn't figure too many of
us had a Dewar bottle...except Hagar, who pulled one out of a 
dumpster.

Val

> 
> The absolute, safe and preferred method is an oxy-acetylene torch.
> Fast, and quick.  I can't say why I even tried the other methods, except
> dumb curiosity.  
> 
> 
>   One more to try if you get curious.  I wonder about running a bead of 
> arc weld down the inside-to-outside length of it?  I've heard of doing that 
> for certain things and then they just fall off nearly.  Just a thought.
>     Loren
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