Hi John,
My fave way of removing these stuck inner races is to cut part way
through them
with something like a muffler cutter tool and abrasive disc. Part way
is fine.
Then with a cold chisel in this new groove, whack the chisel with a
hammer.
Nearly always it will split, loosening it on the stub axle. If it
doesn't split,
then deepen the groove and try again with the chisel.
Paul A
John Neal wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> My ongoing battle with my 1971 Austin Sprite continued this weekend as
I
> tried to refit my hubs to my newly installed suspension. I got the old
hub
> off of the old stub axle without any trouble at all, and got myself a
wheel
> bearing kit to replace all that while I have it all to bits.
>
> I took out the oil seal, and what was left of the old bearing fell out
at my
> feet in a blackened mess. I cleaned out the hub, and I've got the
outer
> piece of both bearings apparently welded themselves to the inside of
the
> hub. Does anybody know how the hell to get them out? I see there is a
lip to
> knock them out, I hit it but it won't budge. As for the other outer
piece, I
> can barely see that from the top of the spline let alone get something
in
> there to clear it out. Any ideas anybody?
>
> Regards
>
> John
> 1971 Austin Sprite (needs to be back on the road - the sun is out)
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