I have a similar setup on my daily driver. Have you tried just
pressing the new bearing in and pushing out the old one at
the bottom of the knuckle? The force of the new bearing outer
shell should be enough to push on the old one. If you use a
flat steel plate, the load would be spread evenly around the
bearing.
Could also be your press...Have you tried a higher rated one?
When I was doing the job on my car, the race let go with a bang!
I used the new bearing to push out the old one, and I was
pulling pretty hard on the handle.
I have also used a grinder on a race that was welded to the
spindle. The race is definetely some tough stuff!
Regards,
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Liggett
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Sorry for the off-topic post, but some of the brightest shop hands I
know are on this list. I have already posted to several appropriate
SAAB lists.
I'm trying to something pretty mundane. Replace front wheel bearings
in an '89 SAAB 900 turbo. The bearing is held in the knuckle by 2
circlips. Both removed. The bearings have fallen apart so that only
the outer race is left, stuck in the knuckle.
I am trying to press the bearing out with a 6-ton shop press.
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