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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: downsmen on 10 November 2012, 22:18:26

Title: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: downsmen on 10 November 2012, 22:18:26

 I am just changing the rear wheel bearing, i have got the hub out but i cant get the old bearing out of the Hub, is there anyway of doing it without a proper tool. If not has anyone local to be got one i could borrow.

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: Entwood on 10 November 2012, 22:25:24

I watched a young gentleman in Trowbridge remove mine for me .. took him less than 30 seconds after attaching his home made bearing puller ........  a sight to behold that involved a few welded pieces of fairly heavy steel, some nuts and bolts, an axle stand ...and the final piece ... a large sledgehammer .....    a few moments aligning it all, then 3 blows with the sledge and out it popped !!!

Epic !!!  :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: biggriffin on 10 November 2012, 22:45:41

 a big long sharp chesil and a big hammer... just batter it till it comes out...make sure the car is well supported on stands.

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: Nick W on 10 November 2012, 23:26:10

Quote from: downsmen on 10 November 2012, 22:18:26

I am just changing the rear wheel bearing, i have got the hub out but i cant get the old bearing out of the Hub, is there anyway of doing it without a proper tool. If not has anyone local to be got one i could borrow.

If you're near the Medway Towns, I have the tools you need to finish the job.

The hard part is removing the hub!

Let me know,
Nick

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: biggriffin on 10 November 2012, 23:38:34

 dont know if i've miss read it but i think he has the bearing out off the wishbone ,but the race is stuck on the hub,if so just cut the race off the hub with a small cutting disc on an,angle grinder.

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: spanish_lad on 11 November 2012, 02:23:13

pick up a set of bearing pullers for 20 quid or so. makes the job so much easier.

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: downsmen on 11 November 2012, 09:33:00

Thanks for your advice, Nick i have sent you a PM

Thanks again
Paul

Title: Re: Rear Wheel Bearing
Post by: downsmen on 11 November 2012, 19:43:53

Hi Nick

Thanks for lending me the bearing puller, it makes life really easy. the hardest part was putting the hub back in.
I will bring the puller back sometime in the week. :y

Many Thanks

Paul