Front Wheel Bearing Stuck

stagvee40 Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 20 Jan 2011, 5:05 pm

#822356

I have a historic formula vee that has 1200 front suspension, Iwas trying to take the front brake drum off and the rear needle roller/cage bearing has come out of the drum and is stuck on the shaft i have cut away the cage but the inner race has stayed on the drum...stuck! I was wondering if there are any other ways than attacking it with an angle grinder to remove it and how to prevent this from happening in future?

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 20 Jan 2011, 5:32 pm

#822359

hammer and a chisel works for me, Just knock the bearing off and not the bit that the seal runs on.

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Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 22 Jan 2011, 6:14 pm

#822623

If a hammer and chisel doesn't work try heating the inner race with an oxy until it starts to glow red.
Then a few belts with a chisel sorts it out.
It's usually a bit of moisture that seeps in and the two surfaces corrode together.
Lightly grease the stub axle before replacing the bearing. In extreme conditions use neversieze instead.

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Jan 2011, 7:04 pm

#822631

hammer n chisel wipe off all the chease n crap first so the chisle dont slip

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 22 Jan 2011, 8:19 pm

#822649

If you don't have an oxy set, you can run a bead of electric weld and this also heats it up and then hit it with the chisel.

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Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 26 Jan 2011, 1:03 pm

#823266

A weld will always shrink, so welding on the inside of a stuck bearing cup,say in a disc rotor, will reduce it's diameter and make it easier to remove.
I've never tried welding on the outside of a race, but if I did my fear would be that if it did not let go straightaway and cooled down, it would become more stuck.

stagvee40 Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 14 Feb 2011, 7:25 pm

#826406

Yep or weld may spatter and spit weld onto the stub axle.......😂