The trick is you need to push it in straight. A piece of wood bigger than the seal (e.g. a piece of 2x4) distributes the force from the hammer evenly. If the seal starts to cock, pull it out and start over.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig McCluskey Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 17:42 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bearings! On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:33:57 -0400 "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (no offense Craig, I know you are experienced - becoming more experiencd > by the day ;-) Both my wife and I got a laugh out of this. You're right, I AM becoming more experienced! Reminds me of the line: "The ability to make good choices comes from experience." "How do you get experience?" "Bad choices." > For those who do something like this once every 10 years I suggest > the flat,, soft wood approach, The frustrating part is I've done it in the past with no problems, but not recently. More than 10 years ago, as a matter of fact. A fellow at church this morning said a neighbor of his has a hydraulic press in case I'm interested. > For the price of that Overnight shipment a new socket could have been > bought. My neighbor suggested the seal might be a standard part and that the local NAPA might have it. Though as I said on another thread, When I was in Austin, Texas, I found that if I had purchased V-belts for my car from Rusty and had him ship them overnight, it would have been cheaper than buying from the local NAPA (which, unfortunately, is what I did before I found out what Rusty's delivered cost would have been). On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:01:19 -0500 "Harry Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A heat and cold method will give you a better shot of getting it right. I can certainly easily put the seal in the freezer. Heating the hub would be a problem because it's massive and because the grease I put in the middle of the hub would soften and run out. Messes are nice, messes are fun, but I've had enough fun with this already. On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:36:05 -0400 "Scott Ritchey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have had success seating the wheel bearing seal with a big flat piece > of wood (and a hammer) and also with the deal driver kit you can > "borrow" from Autozone, etc. I had not thought of that. It's worth looking into. Thanks. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
