Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

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Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by Alex Laidlaw » 01 Sep 2013 05:54 pm

Hi guys

Has anyone tried removing the front wheel bearing inner track?

The Haynes manual says to use a parallel punch to do this, but it looks like it will be pretty much impossible to get the inner one out this way. Is there a special tool for this?

I tapped the outer one out using a socket but can't find my parallel punch at the moment and everything else I've tried to punch with either slips off or is too soft for the inner track.

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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by macplaxton » 01 Sep 2013 09:49 pm

No special tool. Parallel punch it out. There should be a notch/cut-out somewhere round the seating area to get some purchase on the back of the track.
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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by Chris_C » 01 Sep 2013 10:16 pm

I use a punch or before I had that a cold chisel. Same as anything similar, tap in a E, W, N, S arrangement to stop it just tilting over and jamming.
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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by mac » 02 Sep 2013 12:16 am

Special tool 999 5869 removes inner bearing cup, 999 5868 the outer cup
- both are used with universal handle 999 1801.


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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by Alex Laidlaw » 04 Sep 2013 06:49 pm

Cheers for the replies guys, I've ordered a new set of parallel punches so will have a go at it with them.

Any idea how the special tool works? Is it some kind of split disc/tube that presses uniformly on the inner bearing or is it like using a punch?

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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by mac » 04 Sep 2013 07:04 pm

If you look I the "green book" section under suspension, the tools and how to use them are illustrated.

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Re: Removing front wheel bearing inner track?

Post by macplaxton » 04 Sep 2013 10:49 pm

Alex Laidlaw wrote:Any idea how the special tool works?
By magic? sm6

No, the little one is a round circle, so can bear all the way round. The big one is oval (a circle with a couple of sides lopped off) to fit it in, so a good proportion of the diameter is in contact.
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