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Re: Rear wheel bearing

To: "Biff Jones" <biffjones@erols.com>, "spidgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Rear wheel bearing
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 16:15:20 -0800
Same thing... sorta... The hub is held in place by the inner wheel bearing
race.

Remove the hub/bearing using a slide hammer type device attached to the lug
nuts. You can make one from some bar stock, ling piece of all-thread and a
piece of pipe, if you don't have the tool.

Gerard

At 3:55 PM -0500 3/19/00, Biff Jones wrote:
>All,
>
>This is my first attempt at replacing the rear seal, O ring, and
>gasket.  My right rear wheel on the bugeye decided to release a
>copious amount of gear oil the other day all over my
>brakes/wheel.  I've got to the point of trying to get the wheel
>bearing out.  I have the large nut and washer off.  I've got the
>parts; new paper seal, O ring, and oil seal but got to get the
>bearing out to do the seal. Do I have to remove the hub or can I
>pull(drift) the wheel bearing and oil seal with it on?  TIA
>
>Biff Jones
>Pasadena, MD
>'59 Bugeye, "Kermit'
>'62 Sprite, 'Ole Gray'
>http://sprites2.homestead.com/index.html




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