<VV> Early Rear Bearings

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 The one time I removed an early axle bearing, we didn't use a press, I used a powerful angle grinder with a cut off wheel and split the bearing. No force on the axle whatsoever. 
What little damage to the axle journal polished up nicely, then a thin coating of 90W gear oil, and we pressed on the new bearing. Pretty clean way to do it, and pressing on the new bearing puts no stress on the long part of the axle! 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McCrae <mmccrae6 at cox.net>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2012 2:06 pm
Subject: <VV>  Early Rear Bearings


I can tell that none, or at least not many of you have pulled a rear early wheel 
bearing. Even with the special  after market “cage” which I am fortunate enough 
to own, some bearing races are so galled on the axle that they will not come off 
the axle, even with 20,000lb+ presses when you get to that point you start to 
see the axle shaft bend. Yes, some are plain and simple throwaways at that 
point. If you push a bearing like that further, you risk the bearing exploding 
in your face with serious bodily harm to you. My advice is to carry a known axle 
with a known bearing, and to carry an axle flange as well, as they are now 
starting to strip out the splines. 
Preaching to the Choir, 
Mike McCrae





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