Installing races - I keep scraping them

[perchjerker]

Originally Posted by REW

Big,
If you heat the hub and freeze the bearing, it will cause 0 issues.

No, normally it is not necessary to do this, but if you want to ease the job, give the freeze -- heat a try.

As one of the previous posts suggested, when you go go put the race in, you have about 1-2 seconds to get the race fully seated. As soon as the frozen race hits the heated hub, the race will begin to heat and expand.

Otherwise, the bearing installers work very well.

Be safe
REW

never had any issues. its not rocket science.

thus, not necessary!!!

maybe its because I used to do it for a living and got paid by the job. If I was to mess around with that method, I would have gone broke LOL

[Bigfishhunter]

I don't have a princess auto, but went to a couple of places in town. All could order a kit for me, but it would be like 70$. So, I just found a socket that fit, and bought it. Worked very well.

Thanks for all the help.

[Crunchy]

I paid about that at princess auto.

Its paid for itself over and over and over again.

(rebuilding differentials, and 4x4 hubs that use a cone bearing setup, or my 2wd Ranger's front bearings)

Originally Posted by Bigfishhunter

I don't have a princess auto, but went to a couple of places in town. All could order a kit for me, but it would be like 70$. So, I just found a socket that fit, and bought it. Worked very well.

Thanks for all the help.

[gofishwalleye]

My brother taught me a good trick; Take an old race and cut a slice in it using a wizzer wheel or suititable sub. Use that cut race upside down to drive the new race in and then use a pair of water pump pliers to pull the driver out.

[Drummer Boy]

[QUOTE=REW;1467917]p.s.
To ease your job, use a good torch to heat up the hub.

Put your races into the freezer over night and leave them there until you are all ready to install the races.

Then, use a propane torch to nicely heat the hub up.

Now, take the frozen race and drop it into the hub.

The combination of the heated hub (which expands the hub) and the frozen race ( which shrinks the race) generally means that the races pretty well drop into place with little to no extra pounding or tapping.
It is still a good idea to have a bearing installation tool, socket or pipe of the correct diameter, because as soon as you drop the race into the hub, it begins to heat. You need to work very quickly to insure that the race is fully seated into the hub by use of the bearing installation tool, or socket or correctly sized pipe.
I agree with this,it is not absolutely necessary but it will set the races better.Never use brass for this, a steel punch is what is needed you do not want to leave any trace brass on a race.The less you pound on the race or bearings the better that's why bearing heaters are in most machine shops.
Be safe

[1shooter]

Do you typically replace the the races when replacing your bearings?

[Manitou]

Originally Posted by gofishwalleye

My brother taught me a good trick; Take an old race and cut a slice in it using a wizzer wheel or suititable sub. Use that cut race upside down to drive the new race in and then use a pair of water pump pliers to pull the driver out.

That's what i did, cut a slot in the old race so you can get it out easy after banging the new one in with it.

[bobco]

Originally Posted by 1shooter

Do you typically replace the the races when replacing your bearings?

only if you dont like being broke down on the side of the road latter

[JFT]

a race tool is worth every penny

[ohiojmj]

Bearings and races are matched sets. How do you know if the Flun Poo Co. in China uses the exact dimensions of Xling Twong Co. in Korea?