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Old 11-26-2018, 12:42 AM
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Front Wheel Bearings Questions

I have the harbor freight model. The problem is the push rod that comes with the kit is tragically under powered.

3/4" rod is good for about 11T of force but it takes closer to 16-17Ton force to remove. I stripped three rods changing two bearings until I drilled the center holes on the 4-5 biggest plates to 1" and now I can press about 30T and makes it a breeze.

I bought the 1" grade 8 bolt for about $5 on Amazon and found local source for the nuts and washers.

I bought oil sintered bronze thrust bushings and that's the best upgrade though you need the 3/16 or 1/4" thick model: I tried with 1/8" thick and it squirted out like Play-Doh! That's some serious force.

If you get a kit on the cheap and can drill It out to 1" you'll have a killer kit to push the bearing.

The other tip I have: using some longer 14mm bolts (grind the end to a blunt cone) to push the hub off the bearing using some flat stock between hub and knuckle: this will destroy the dust cap I just replace with a new one it helps me keep track of which bearings I've done.

I don't like to use slide hammer on the front hubs too much risk damaging one of the ball joints. Slide hammer to remove the back berating though.
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