Wheel Bearings
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Wheel Bearing Troubles
Hey all! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Rear wheel bearings apparently seized into hub?? I have tried everything short of applying heat, but a little nervous of doing that. Inner bearing spacer is tight up against both bearings and I can't get the spacer to move enough to get a drift punch on the bearing to tap out. No gap to get puller on back lip of bearing to pull out, keeps slipping off??? Anyone deal with this? What did you end up doing??? Stumped! Laced wheels, scared to apply heat for I will warp something?? 2017 Street Bob
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Get some Kroil and let it soak for a day or two. Have custom 17" rear like that somebody gave me, nasty SOB to get the bearings out of.
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Hey all! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Rear wheel bearings apparently seized into hub?? I have tried everything short of applying heat, but a little nervous of doing that. Inner bearing spacer is tight up against both bearings and I can't get the spacer to move enough to get a drift punch on the bearing to tap out. No gap to get puller on back lip of bearing to pull out, keeps slipping off??? Anyone deal with this? What did you end up doing??? Stumped! Laced wheels, scared to apply heat for I will warp something?? 2017 Street Bob
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Hey all! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Rear wheel bearings apparently seized into hub?? I have tried everything short of applying heat, but a little nervous of doing that. Inner bearing spacer is tight up against both bearings and I can't get the spacer to move enough to get a drift punch on the bearing to tap out. No gap to get puller on back lip of bearing to pull out, keeps slipping off??? Anyone deal with this? What did you end up doing??? Stumped! Laced wheels, scared to apply heat for I will warp something?? 2017 Street Bob
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Hey all! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Rear wheel bearings apparently seized into hub?? I have tried everything short of applying heat, but a little nervous of doing that. Inner bearing spacer is tight up against both bearings and I can't get the spacer to move enough to get a drift punch on the bearing to tap out. No gap to get puller on back lip of bearing to pull out, keeps slipping off??? Anyone deal with this? What did you end up doing??? Stumped! Laced wheels, scared to apply heat for I will warp something?? 2017 Street Bob
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Yes, finally got them out. Applied just a little bit of heat with my butane torch. They were a bear! Put anti-seize on them this time. Thanks everyone!