Rebuilding wheel hubs

[FUNRUNNERS]

Calling out for help / advice...
How in the hell do I get the inner and outer bearing races out of my hubs

[drew02a]

Calling out for help / advice...
How in the hell do I get the inner and outer bearing races out of my hubs

Mmmm, I think they are part of the brake rotor. The bearing will come out, but the outer race stays put

[FUNRUNNERS]

My bad its on a solid axle hub They have to come out I have new ones
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[drew02a]

That makes more sense. You can't snag the edge with a punch and hammer it out?

Those look way different from my FJ80 hubs

[FUNRUNNERS]

Ive been trying hence the "they have to" part ive scarred the hell out of the bottom edge

[drew02a]

Wow, that sucks. Stick em in the freezer for a few hours

[TacoXpo]

Mine punched right out - go in a star pattern as you are punching them out.

[yotarob]

I think you are suppossed to use a press.

[Oswego]

Wow, that sucks. Stick em in the freezer for a few hours

freezer worked real good for my ball joints

[TacoXpo]

You are right - A press - but that's to put them back in. To get them out - use a punch. - I guess if you have a press set up that would allow you to get the lip - you could.

[taco4x4rar]

Punch or brass drift to remove them the races on my 44 were a bitch to pound out but hey eventually turned loose

[FUNRUNNERS]

Ok so the freezer worked great wife wasnt real happy but hey got do what we do... Race popped out with 3 god taps and installed new ones using old races on top of new ones and 2 pieces of 3/16th stock metal and clamp like a charm

[drew02a]

Ok so the freezer worked great wife wasnt real happy but hey got do what we do... Race popped out with 3 god taps and installed new ones using old races on top of new ones and 2 pieces of 3/16th stock metal and clamp like a charm

Rock on man. Freezer and Oven have been my best friends on several projects like this

[TacoXpo]

Rock on man. Freezer and Oven have been my best friends on several projects like this

Don't forget the Dishwasher - makes a great degreaser!!! In college we only used our Dishwasher for degreasing motorcycle engines!

[FUNRUNNERS]

Don't forget the Dishwasher - makes a great degreaser!!!

yes but that might lead me into a divorce I will come borrow yours. deal.

[BearsFan07]

Replace those hub studs with ARP units while you got it apart. With a locker, chromo axles and crawler gears the Asian hubs will fly apart. Ask Drew.. mine tried to kill him.

[TacoXpo]

yes but that might lead me into a divorce I will come borrow yours. deal.

funny you said that - I have been trying to pawn off one as a parts cleaner to some friends - If I have a barn or more room in my garage, I would install it in a minute for that purpose. Set it and forget it - an hour or so later, you have clean parts!

[FUNRUNNERS]

funny you said that - I have been trying to pawn off one as a parts cleaner to some friends - If I have a barn or more room in my garage, I would install it in a minute for that purpose. Set it and forget it - an hour or so later, you have clean parts!

Thats awesome what kind of cleaner would u use

[drew02a]

Replace those hub studs with ARP units while you got it apart. With a locker, chromo axles and crawler gears the Asian hubs will fly apart. Ask Drew.. mine tried to kill him.

That was pretty damn funny. Who would've thought a hub could break off like that and go flying in a straight line towards my head,