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Is there a good Red Neck way of Pressing Axle Bearings?:

SgtLee511

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Ok Moparians I'm about saving any money I can, shop wants 50 per axle to press the bearings On. Got no idea if its possible to press my own bearings on. I do have access to heavy Harbor Freight Press. Is that all the shops are using the equivalent, I've never seen one pressed on. So the question is, I assume the hydraulic cylinder is pushing on the studded axle end and the bearing and retaining ring is sitting on the frame of the press, or what? Anybody got pics, suggestions or just PAY the man?
 
If you have access to a press..press them on yourself..

Where in NE Texas are you? I am in the North Dallas area...if your near me I will press them on for you..
 
Yup, as our fellow and esteemed colleague moparnation74 suggested...

Gee, I have 2 presses, Harbor Freight 20 ton and a yard sale Harbor Freight 12 ton I paid $25 for
I bought the press because you never know when you need one.
 
If you have access to a press..press them on yourself..

Where in NE Texas are you? I am in the North Dallas area...if your near me I will press them on for you..
Will be in garland at the show tomorrow morning
 
A Red Neck would use one of these

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You could use a fence post (longer than the axle) as a drift I suppose.
 
I never knew they made such a thing Kiwi, do they come in various sizes or temp settings??
 
i'm curious as hell, how did you get the old ones off? wheel cutter?
 
Could you chill the axle and heat the bearing? I've done that with pinion bearings before.
 
Getting them off is the hard part. I've cut them off also then used a hammer and chisel on the inner race to get them back on. Use a couple of 2x4 so you don't damage the stud
 
A gas axe gets them off and a pneumatic axe puts them on :D
 
Red neck but it works, cut the old outer race with a cut off disc in a die grinder, remove the rollers, cut almost through the inner race and split it off the axle with a chisel in the groove you cut. To install, raise the flange end off the floor woth a piece of wood so you don't drive the wheel studs out and drive the bearing and retainer on with a piece of tubing or exhaust pipe and a hammer. Get a piece just bigger than the axle so it drives off the inner race.
 
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