Price, Did you find the two cutouts or relief areas in the outer wheel
bearing stop flange on the inside of the hub? You can catch the edge of the
outer bearing race with a drift. Because you are replacing the outer race,
you can use a steel drift and hit it as hard as you can to get it to start
moving. After it starts moving, you can catch the edge of the race in other
areas to walk the race out of the hub evenly being careful not to get it
cocked. If you are doing it on a work bench, be sure to place the hub over a
bench leg to keep the hub from bouncing loosing some of the shock of your
pounding. If necessary place the hub on piece of plywood on the floor for a
more solid surface. I use a brass drift to put the race back in the hub in
order to not distort or damage the race. Hope this helps.
Larry
'67 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
From: R. Price Lindsay <rplindsay at comcast.net>
To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Aug 14, 2011 10:25 am
Subject: [Healeys] Wheel Bearings
After ruining the front left wheel bearing of my BJ8, my parts have arrived
o fix the problem. How do I get the races out of the wire wheel hub? I
ried a hammer and drift but they don't want to budge. Is this something
hat a machine shop should do or do I need a larger hammer?
Thanks for your help.
Price Lindsay
7 BJ8
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