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Re: bearings

To: "John Neal" <johnneal@nortelnetworks.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: bearings
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:54:23 -0700
John,

There are two notches 180 degrees apart behind each outer race. If you
don't have a socket or a piece of brass pipe the right diameter to catch
the entire diameter of the race, you can use a chisel, screwdriver or punch
to drive them out. You need to work each side evenly or you'll get the
thing twisted in there. Try to avoid scoring the hub while your knocking
the race out too. Something brass is best.

Gerard

At 3:27 PM +0100 4/9/01, 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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