good work, john. I have never had one do that. mike
--- On Tue, 11/17/09, John Nasta <[email protected]> wrote: > From: John Nasta <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chevelle-list] So, your front inner wheel bearing is stuck to the > spindle... > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 5:48 PM > Went to install new front brake shoes > and found that my inner wheel bearing was stuck to the > spindle. Here's the short version... > > Tried to pry the bearing off, which caused the bearing to > fall apart > > Bought the biggest pair of channel lock pliers I could > find, heated the inner race w/ a propane torch (get it as > hot as possible) and was able to wrestle it off (sounds much > simpler than it was). Cleaned the spindle w/ coarse then > fine emery cloth. Let the spindle cool and test fit the new > bearing to make sure it slides on & off (put some grease > on the spindle). Everything's cool. > > So, if this ever happens to you don't panic. Best way to > get the old bearing off is to try to pry it and if it breaks > apart use a torch and a big channel lock to get the race > off. > > If you need to cut the race, obviously avoid the threaded > part of the spindle and if you scratch the back part where > the bearing sits, clean it up w/ emery cloth. It won't kill > the spindle but obviously try not to gouge it. It helps to > get the race at least a little bit away from the backing > plate. > > Don't strike the spindle w/ a hammer. If you have to hammer > or chisel, work toward the backing plate. Don't apply force > to the spindle. > > HTH, > John Nasta > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
