But how do you grese the bearings if they are on the inside of the HUB.
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Gene Hart
genehart@att.net
1973 TR6 CF10918 U soon to be UO
(82) Carmine to (72) Pimento
Undergoing frame off restoration
201)981-3327 (c)
> > I'm in the process of changing out the wheel bearings on my '64 TR4
> > (no, it's not an A) and was told by a club member that it would be a
> > difficult job to remove and install the bearings. Granted, the
> > manual shows a special tool to do the job but I have a 6 ton press
> > and have done a bunch of American cars and Japanese motorcycles. Is
> > there anything special to watch for or to do to prevent excessive
> > cursing and wailing (some is expected I imagine?)
>
> The front wheel bearings are trivial.
>
> The rear wheel bearings border on impossible, if you don't have the proper
> specialized tool. In a nutshell, you have to pull the hubs off the
> half-shafts, but they are on there so tight that using a press or ordinary
> hub puller will very likely distort the hub flanges, ruining them. With new
> hubs going for nearly $400 each, I'd call that excessive cursing and
> wailing. I've also heard from people that couldn't get them off with a 20
> ton press.
>
> One alternative is to ship them to :
> Herman van den Akker
> 2100 Freeman Drive
> Frazier Park, CA
> 661-242-1253
> handhvan@msn.com
>
> He has the right tool, knows how to use it, and will break them for a
> reasonable fee. NFI (but Herman is a friend)
>
> Another alternative might be to leave well enough alone, those bearings last
> almost forever if they're greased occasionally. YMMV of course.
>
> Randall
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