OK, what am i missing here? Why is the top of the bearing busted? Are you trying to pound it out the wrong way?******* fail;Busted tool...busted the top part of the bearing...bearing didn't move.
Didn't even us the BFH.
To the dealer I go I guess.
I stood the wheel (on it's side) on the bearing remover thingy (I'll get better pictures the 2nd time). Then you, gently, tap the rod into the bearing remover. Evidently when you do this on a concrete floor with a small hammer it splits the tool and breaks up the bearing.
To shrink & loosen it, then hammer it out.
Won't that also impact the rim (since the bearing is squeezed in there... I'll give it a shot....
Twisted... that's terribly cryptic! Did you find damage to the hub? What happened??? :blink:
If you accidentally cut into your wheel where the bearing goes, even if the nick is a few mm deep, don't get bent out of shape. You'd have to really cut a lot of material away, over a fairly large area, before you'd need to replace the rim. If you pounded between the bearing and the rim with a chisel, and dug up the bearing seating area, that can be cleaned up too. Softly softly is the name of the game when tapping bearings out and back in.
Liquid Wrench penetrating oil does wonders on frozen bolts. Spray, wait 5 minutes and give it a try. Still stuck, spray again, wait, then go for it. Don't be stingy about hosing things down either. Usually good on the first try. Great stuff.
I'm using a cutoff wheel on the dremel. I don't have a lot of bits for it and no money to spend on it right now....
That sucks. Perhaps let it sit until you can spring for a small cylinder stone or carbide bit?
If I consider that then I'll put the new bearings and seals in with the tire...would ya put those in for me??
