Wheel bearing removal!

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Shaftinator24
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Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:20 am
Car: 1990 300zx TT (Barbarella or Babs for short)
Location: Minneapolis, MN

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Alright guys this is seriously killin me! I'm replacing a bad rear passenger side wheel bearing and I have taken everything off except the wheel bearing is tough! Any tips on getting the wheel bearing off?? I've tried pounding it with a sledge, putting the 19mm bolts back in the front side and tapping the bearing out that way..I dunno what else to try really? I had someone suggest getting a torch? What do you guys think? The hub assembly basically broke off from the wheel bearing, and the race inside the wheel bearing was broken with metal chunks and balls lying all over the place inside of the assembly. I dunno what I did but I'm assuming I may have hit a curb too hard?? Anyways any ideas would be great I have a whole new hub assembly with a good wheel bearing.


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NolimitZ32
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Car: 91 AG2 2+0 TTMT swap/E39 BMW 540i6/E53 4.6is Dinan S3
Location: Houston, TX

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torch it or take it somewhere with a press and have them press old out and new in.

robomatic12
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Car: 1990 300ZX TT

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You 100% need a shop press to do this job correctly, you will also need the press to reassemble the hub+wheel bearing. Sometimes one of the outer races will stay stuck to the hub after pressing the bearing off, in this case you need to use a grinder to carefully cut a nick in the race and pry it off without damaging the surface underneath.

Shaftinator24
Posts: 100
Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:20 am
Car: 1990 300zx TT (Barbarella or Babs for short)
Location: Minneapolis, MN

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Alright so I got the wheel bearing out, and the wheel bearing/hub assembly back on.. the car runs great on the right side quiet as can be!


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