Well I finally got my flange out

[landrovered]

Seriously, it is not a big job to remove the carriers from the car and use a hydraulic press to take the bearings out and put the new ones and hubs in. You will do as you see fit but afterward I want you to honestly tell me whether you would do this job again with a Sir Tool.

[jacabean]

you can pick up a H.F. press (a lot cheaper than the SIR) for short money . it will be easy at this point to remove the carrier . save yourself the misery and damaging the new bearings .

[Gelbster]

Jacabean
Great post about using a H.F. press.Thanks.
I hate being trapped into buying expensive ,single-purpose tools.
We need a Harbor freight Interchange guide for all the tools required for this job.
Hemonu kindly posted a link to Amazon for a generic puller set that looks just like some available from HF.
One is a simple bearing driver set
The other is a bearing puller
Anyone know of another USA kit that works ?
10pc Auto Axle Bearing Race Seal Driver Master Set Replace Bearing Races Kit | eBay
Large Bearing Seperater Puller Removal Splitter Tool Separator Removing Kit | eBay
Pro 10 Ton Hydraulic Gear Jaw Puller Bearing Seperator Puller Tool Set Kit | eBay

[Pdwight]

I have the Harbour Freight tool, but I cannot get the bearing to budge at this point. I used the new bearing to be sure of the correct size for the rear plate. I sprayed the front of the bearing with PB Blaster yesterday. ...will see if it will budge tonight.

[hemonu]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

I have the Harbour Freight tool, but I cannot get the bearing to budge at this point. I used the new bearing to be sure of the correct size for the rear plate. I sprayed the front of the bearing with PB Blaster yesterday. ...will see if it will budge tonight.

Once again: If you heat the hub with a heat gun (5-10 min) it gets easier. Hub is aluminum and will grow more than the steel bearing.

Herbert

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Jacabean
Great post about using a H.F. press.Thanks.
I hate being trapped into buying expensive ,single-purpose tools.
We need a Harbor freight Interchange guide for all the tools required for this job.
Hemonu kindly posted a link to Amazon for a generic puller set that looks just like some available from HF.
One is a simple bearing driver set
The other is a bearing puller
Anyone know of another USA kit that works ?
10pc Auto Axle Bearing Race Seal Driver Master Set Replace Bearing Races Kit | eBay
Large Bearing Seperater Puller Removal Splitter Tool Separator Removing Kit | eBay
Pro 10 Ton Hydraulic Gear Jaw Puller Bearing Seperator Puller Tool Set Kit | eBay

I think some people are missing the point of the Sir tool; using it, you can change out the bearings on both sides of the car in less time that it takes to pull one upright out and take it out with a press. No alignment is required after a bearing change. Most of the Sir tool kits include adaptors that allow the tool to work and a wide variety of makes and models, making the tool extremely flexible for different applications.

Once you have done some Porsche wheel bearings with the Sir tool, you will never go back to taking the car apart and using a press; in a shop, you could not afford to.

[jacabean]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

I think some people are missing the point of the Sir tool; using it, you can change out the bearings on both sides of the car in less time that it takes to pull one upright out and take it out with a press. No alignment is required after a bearing change. Most of the Sir tool kits include adaptors that allow the tool to work and a wide variety of makes and models, making the tool extremely flexible for different applications.

Once you have done some Porsche wheel bearings with the Sir tool, you will never go back to taking the car apart and using a press; in a shop, you could not afford to.

The SIR tool is the way to go but it is a pricey tool . you can buy a press for a 100 bucks ! A little more work on the car by going the press route but it can also be used for many other things that the SIR tool can't . If mr Pdwight went the press route to begin with he would not be in the situation he is in . I understand that we need to get things done with the least amount of expense possible and the press will do that .

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by jacabean

The SIR tool is the way to go but it is a pricey tool . you can buy a press for a 100 bucks ! A little more work on the car by going the press route but it can also be used for many other things that the SIR tool can't . If mr Pdwight went the press route to begin with he would not be in the situation he is in . I understand that we need to get things done with the least amount of expense possible and the press will do that .

The way he tried to do this was never going to work. If he borrowed, or rented, the SIR tool, he would have been done a long time ago.

I have both a large press and the SIR system, and the press rarely gets used because it simply takes too much time and creates additional work in the process.

[Pdwight]

I will eventually get this done, at least the car is locked in my garage out of the weather. I probably should have gone with a SIR tool to begin with....but after the first of the year and property taxes and being out of work for 4 months this summer ....well money is tight.

I will try heat next and see, I have a very good high end heat gun that is very controllable...I am really trying to avoid a realignment as the only shop that does it right here locally charges $400 + for that.