Front bearing sleeve stuck in hub

[sdg3205]

Hey folks, I posted this in another thread but haven't heard back yet.

The sleeve is stuck in the hub. Seems like most people find the race stuck to the spindle.

Any ideas how to get this out and press the new one in?

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[DMCMW Dave]

Hey folks, I posted this in another thread but haven't heard back yet.

The sleeve is stuck in the hub. Seems like most people find the race stuck to the spindle.

Any ideas how to get this out and press the new one in?


Either a press or a die that's slightly smaller than the bearing race and the biggest hammer you have.

Make sure you have the snap ring out and are going the right direction. . .

[sdg3205]

Yes I definitely took out the snap ring.

It looks like it has to slide out to the front of the hub.

Would heat help here?

[DMCMW Dave]

Yes I definitely took out the snap ring.

It looks like it has to slide out to the front of the hub.

Would heat help here?

I've never had to heat one. Just block it so you don't drive the studs out. I suppose worst case you could saw through the race but you risk damaging the hub. We've seen some pretty sticky ones.

[sdg3205]

A couple of the studs began backing out when I was hitting it. Can I just hammer them back in?

This thing won't budge. Hasn't even moved yet. Might have to take it to a pro with the right tools.

[DMC5180]

You can just drive the studs back in. Or, You might as well just take the hubs to a Shop or Parts store for the bearing swap and stud resetting. Most good Parts stores have a small shop in the back that will have a Shop press and Rotor Turning equipment. You just pay the Time labor rate it takes to do the job. 2 front hub bearing swaps could be anywhere from 15-30 min. depending on setup time. My local parts store has a shop labor rate of $60 hr. (30 Min) $30.00 that's a bargain given the hassles and aggravation one might have to go through doing it yourself.

[Tillsy]

I took mine to a suspension place and, whilst they spent a lot of time getting the bastard apart, they surprised me by saying they didn't feel it worth billing and asked me what I thought it was worth charging. When it comes to people's time and effort I always consider whatever they ask to be good value (whereas physical products I will always push hard) so they concluded $20 which blew me away. Given both the old stuff they removed and NOS stuff they pressed in were, to be frank, crap and chewed up a lot of time as a result I was very surprised and would have coughed up $50 or more for the time and effort they had to invest.

Definitely wasn't in my opinion even worth attempting without the right gear - first time I've resorted to getting outside help and don't regret it.

[DMCMW Dave]

Usually they come out easy with a 10-ton press. Sometimes they don't.

[sdg3205]

I took it to a shop yesterday and they had the old one out and the new one in place in less than 15 minutes for $30 and a boat load of "slow" jokes. Still worth it.

[DMC5180]

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