How Do I Remove Rear Wheel Bearings

[gwanyerselsun 1]

Hi there,

 

I'm replacing the rear wheel bearings on both sides of my 205 gti 1.6. I have the rear hubs off and have removed the circlips from both bearing.

 

I tried to smash the old bearing out with a socket covering the inner bearing ring but this only popped part of the bearing leaving what looks to me like the outer bearing ring jammed solidly inside the hub.

 

I have ordered the new bearings from GSF and it's a 1 peice bearing with a red seal.

 

How the feck do i get the rest of the bearing out of the hub to put the new one in?

 

Ideas / Suggestions greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

 

MacI

[ifcho 0]

You should find a hydraulic press to do this, much easier and will take you only five minutes. Get the drum to a local garage and ask them to do it for you. They shouldn't charge you much.

[kjd4000 0]

As above, but agree a price first as i had mine done last week. The bloke said "oh it wont cost alot" then when i went to collect them tried to charge me £50!!

 

I tried the socket method too but its well worth taking them too a garage for the price of a few beer tokens.

[jimistdt 1]

My local garage has a sign up stating

 

'Can you just.....£15 - Will you just....£20', I must've said will you just, as that's what he charged me to press the old bearing out and the new one in.

Edited July 8, 2009 by jimistdt

[jason7579 5]

I got charged £10 about 8 years ago. So £15 ish now sounds about right.

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

You can get the old outer race out with a hammer and chisel, but I would advise pressing the new in so as not to damage them.

[gwanyerselsun 1]

Thanks for all your advice.

 

It's now out and ready for the new one to go in. I handed the hub to the mechanic that works on the same estate as me and he heated the inner ring with his blow torch thing then wacked it clean out with a socket and mallet.

 

Now just to get it back in, my other mate who used to be a mechanic has recomended sticking it in the freezer before fitting it so the metal contracts.

 

I'll no doubt just hand it back to the estate mechanic though.

 

Cheers again,

 

MacI