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Remove the disc brake dust shield and press the bearing out of the steering knuckle. You can heat the knuckle and freeze the bearing overnight as some have mentioned but it is not ideal and only works sometimes and you need access to a heat source.
Put a card board box below your press as the wheel hub will fall free of the press the box will catch it and keep it from being damaged.
How to press out a wheel bearing. Press in out and replace wheel bearing and hub with simple tools. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. How to replace a wheel bearing with a 6 ton press.
Hub removal extraction of the bearing new bearing refitting hub refitting with the press. Press the hub stud out of the bearing using the appropriate tooling to prevent damage to the knuckle. Remove the disc brake dust shield and press the bearing out of the steering knuckle.
Before we start installing the new press-in bearing we need to do some clean-up and inspection. Check the steering knuckle for any debris nicks or burrs. The one you have pressed into place and tightened with the driveshaft nut.
Often splits taking it out and needs savaging with an angle grinder to remove the bits. Comes with a hub flange that the wheel bolts to but very similar to 1. May have the abs reluctor wheel on.
Easy enough to replace with special tools and great care. You can heat the knuckle and freeze the bearing overnight as some have mentioned but it is not ideal and only works sometimes and you need access to a heat source. Do not use a hammer you will likely damage the bearing.
I do all my own work too but a. The most important thing is to put uniform force all around the ring and never use a hammer directly on the bearing. Press on the outer ring to mount in the housing and press the inner ring to mount on the shaft.
Thinggy that the wheel bolts on to This will more than likely split the bearing apart since the inner race of the bearing will be stuck to the part. Clamp down on table vice heat race with torch place claw side of hammer against race tap head of hammer with another hammer and it will come off really easy. To stay on topic a 6 ton press will do the vast majority of wheel bearings but there will be the odd one or two which it wont move.
There was a 5 ton press where i last worked i can only remember having a problem now and again. Removing a cartridge-style wheel bearing is not an easy task. Pressing out the bearing requires significant disassembly and force to pull the outer race from the knuckle.
The main precaution you need to take is to not use an impact wrench to remove the axle nut because an impact wrench on some vehicles can damage the needle bearings on CV joints. Proper installation of press-in style front wheel bearing - YouTube. What are the signs of wheel bearing wearing out.
Wheel bearing can have a number of different signs of damage that is why it is important to properly diagnose it before replacement. I usually will make noise while driving that intensifies on turns become loose or both. Below there is a video provided how to press in a wheel bearing into a knuckle in case you are dealing with.
First the technician will knock the studs out of the wheel bearing and will place a hardened bolt into it towards the steering knuckle with a nut on each side of the hub. Next the tech will work the hardened bolt by hand pressing the hub out of the knuckle mechanically. I finally broke out the sawsall and cut inside the hub down to the bearing.
It was pretty easy to tap the hub out with light taps from a hammer. Then put the knuckle in the press and pushed the bearing out without an issue. A wheel bearing is a set of steel balls held together in a metal ring called a race.
At the center of your wheels there is a hollow piece of metal called a hub. The wheel bearings fit tightly inside this hub and ride on a metal axle shaft helping reduce friction when the wheel spins. Using a shop press press out the wheel hub spindle from the bearing.
Make sure you use the appropriate size Toyota front wheel bearing tool we are using a large socket only pushing on the wheel hub spindle. Put a card board box below your press as the wheel hub will fall free of the press the box will catch it and keep it from being damaged. To replace bearings tap the outer races into the hub using the old races as drifts.
Be sure to fit a tapered roller race the right way round. Pack the bearings with an approved type of bearing grease - consult the car handbook or a dealer if in doubt. Find out also how much grease to apply.
Reinstall the bearing into the knuckle assembly. Support it on the press. Be sure it is level and straight for easy wheel bearing installation.
Press the wheel bearing into the knuckle assemble then install the snap ring. Install the hub into the center race of the bearing. 1 Press the bearing into knuckle pushing on the outer race of the bearing not the inner one or the side cover 2 install clip.
3 press new hub into bearing. The sleeve needed to push the bearing into the knuckle by the outer race has to be just the right size. The 2 outer cups of the bearing are then drifted out 1 from each side.
The centre journal balls cage of the 2 bearings must be removed first by use of a hammer and flat screwdriver. Tap from the inside where they meet. Early ball bearings had a separate centre spacer late ones do not.