Couldn't agree more. My workplace has an extensive machine shop and I used
to supervise it. Not a job for a big hammer. I was very lucky when mine came
unglued. I've never really figured out how the PO fouled this up... but his
work area was a dirt driveway - you figure...
BP - '69 2000
Columbia SC
Brian L Patton 803.926.5023
Material Movement
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
Carolina Eastman Division
bpatton@eastman.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: walter@omni.sps.mot.com [SMTP:walter@omni.sps.mot.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:53 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net; dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu
> Subject: Re: Bearing Press.
>
> Daniel,
>
> You might want to read through a FAQ I wrote up on rear wheel bearings.
> Should be at the www.datsun.org
> Opps... just looked at it is NOT there. ;-(
>
> Any way, you should use AT LEAST three tons of pressure to press on the
> wheel bearing retaining collar. It is an interference fit, so lightly
> chilling the axle and heating the collar some will help them press
> together.
>
> If the collar goes on with less than 3 tons of pressure... you run a
> risk of loosing a wheel going around a corner. Sadly we lost a fellow
> roadster owner whose car flipped over after loosing the wheel.
>
> If there is a press there, hopefully there is an experience machinist
> who knows how to operate it and it's limit. I'd prefer to see you use
> a 20 ton press with a gauge.
>
> As to using a sledge hammer, and hunk of pipe... well there is always
> brute force techniques for everything. Would I let someone replace
> my bearing that way... no way!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Walter
>
> > So today I noticed at work that we have a hydralic press. The
> > pressure gaue goes up to like three tons!!! So I am thinking about
> pressing
> > on my own bearings/collars onto my rear axles. Has anybody else pressed
> on
> > their own bearings?? How is it done exactly?? Is this something that I
> should
> > even think about doing for myself???
> >
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