Front Wheel Bearing R&R

[davintosh]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

I just sprayed it with PB blaster, gave it a LIGHT wiggle and a few tiny taps to loosen it in the bore, then used a vice grip just clamped enough to stay on there, and pull it STRAIGHT out, if you pull at an angle you risk breaking something. Its in there pretty good, make sure to spray penetrant from inside the bore of the spindle hole too (you can always clean the bore with brake cleaner later before assembling the new bearing.

I sure wish mine were that easy; I've been fighting with it most of the morning and so far have only managed to bugger it up pretty badly. The eye for the hex screw broke off, and the outside is chewed up. I'm ready to drill it out. Grrr... A Google search shows that it's pretty common to have to drill these things out, so I guess it's par for the course. The only trouble is that I won't be able to get a replacement for a few days, and I'm sure the dash will light up like a Christmas tree.