Wheel bearing puller
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12-06-2018, 08:57 PM
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12-10-2018, 01:03 PM
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If you have Timken roller bearings, this is the only puller I know of for Harley bearings, you can't just simply pound the outer race out from behind.
https://www.georges-garage.com/produ...ver-installer/
Without the tool, best bet for getting that outter race out is a good welder to run a bead on the race that shrinks it so it drops out.
If somehow you got a '97 wheel with sealed bearings and get that Pit Posse (I have one, like it), grease all rubbing surfaces, the washers and screw threads, too, and it turns a lot easier. Those sealed bearings are really tight. If they're not, you're probably not long from needing a new wheel.
If you haven't pulled/installed either kind of Harley bearing, study up on it, both are a bit complicated and anything that isn't close to perfect can be expensive later. And occasionally painful. Roller bearings are more forgiving than sealed, and far more durable; if you have those, I'd highly recommend not getting one of the sealed bearing conversions. If you have and replace sealed bearings, check the new ones for grease, far too many don't have near enough grease in them to last long.
https://www.georges-garage.com/produ...ver-installer/
Without the tool, best bet for getting that outter race out is a good welder to run a bead on the race that shrinks it so it drops out.
If somehow you got a '97 wheel with sealed bearings and get that Pit Posse (I have one, like it), grease all rubbing surfaces, the washers and screw threads, too, and it turns a lot easier. Those sealed bearings are really tight. If they're not, you're probably not long from needing a new wheel.
If you haven't pulled/installed either kind of Harley bearing, study up on it, both are a bit complicated and anything that isn't close to perfect can be expensive later. And occasionally painful. Roller bearings are more forgiving than sealed, and far more durable; if you have those, I'd highly recommend not getting one of the sealed bearing conversions. If you have and replace sealed bearings, check the new ones for grease, far too many don't have near enough grease in them to last long.
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12-10-2018, 01:24 PM
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This is all you need to remove seals:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/KD-Tools-Au...yABEgJcLPD_BwE
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12-11-2018, 05:01 PM
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Shem, roller bearings just drop out after pulling the seal, but if you're talking about replacing the bearing, you'll have to pull the outer race that stays in the wheel. You never want to replace a roller bearing without doing the outer race, too, it's worn to match the bearing it was installed with and won't quite match a new bearing. If it looks good, I just repack rollers, they easily outlast sealed ball bearings when installed right and kept clean and lubed.
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12-13-2018, 12:30 PM