Place to press bearings near spruce grove?

[snowman160]

Need to replace the front wheel Bearings on my Honda Accord..but have to press out the old ones and then put the new ones back in..850$ average at a shop so my mechanic buddy says we can do it on our own..any ideas where I could get this done?I live near stony plain

[amosfella]

You could probably find a cheap 5 ton press on kijiji or at princess auto for the price a machine shop would charge you.

[ditch donkey]

Do you need a press?

I’ve pounded lots of wheel bearings out with hammer, screw driver, or chisel. Put the new ones in with a hammer , using the old bearings to push the new ones in.

Part source will lend out bearing and pushing kits if you really want.

[sako1]

Originally Posted by snowman160

Need to replace the front wheel Bearings on my Honda Accord..but have to press out the old ones and then put the new ones back in..850$ average at a shop so my mechanic buddy says we can do it on our own..any ideas where I could get this done?I live near stony plain

Pull the knuckles off yourself. Then just run them to a shop with your parts. Im nowhere near you but I would charge an hour.

[snowman160]

Thanks to Covid part source tool lending isn’t available..we’re Gona give it a go, I’m msging a few buddies to try get ahold of a Manuel press or something..they are big bearings just worried we will pull it all apart and not be able to complete the job..thanks for the advise guys

[wildwoods]

Put the new bearings in the freezer overnight before installing them and they will just about fall in themselves. Rubber mallet should do it. Take the old ones out with a large punch and a hammer

[ditch donkey]

Originally Posted by snowman160

Thanks to Covid part source tool lending isn’t available..we’re Gona give it a go, I’m msging a few buddies to try get ahold of a Manuel press or something..they are big bearings just worried we will pull it all apart and not be able to complete the job..thanks for the advise guys

I’ve done the bearings on my welding truck (big bearings). You’ll do it easy. Don’t get greedy, lots of firm gentle hits, moving all around the bearing to keep it even. And make sure it’s clean as possible. If you get debris between the bearings and the hub it will pick up and give you grief trying to push them back in.

[tool]

Hammer and a punch is all that is needed. Very simple job.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by tool

Hammer and a punch is all that is needed. Very simple job.

Princess Auto sells a big c clamp like tool, I've used that in the past. if it comes to drive, I'd use a socket or piece of pipe of the appropriate diameter.

Grizz

[MyAlberta]

You can hammer out the old one, but hammering in a new one is a recipe for failure. It will depend on the fit, and my experience is they can be a relatively heavy press. I’d give a drive train shop a call, or a belting/bearing supply house to see if they can do it.

[204ruger]

2 hammers. One big enough to cover centre hole of bearing while you hit that hammer with the second. If it doesn’t come out that way you’ll need a press. If you get old bearing out put the new one in the freezer and after a few hours it’ll slide in with a little help from a big bench vice.

[CNP]

I never tried to replace a bearing before this spring. Rear axle bearings were leaking on my 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I googled the procedure. A mechanic (woman) was being videoed. I thought to myself......if a woman could do this, I can do this (be gentle on me). As per procedure I used an angle grinder with a cut off disc to remove the old bearing. You have to be careful at this and not cut into the axle. So with this in mind I started cutting and before I cut through the bearing.....probably a 32nd or less remaining, it cracked and I was able to remove the old bearing.

I could not however, seat the new bearing. I used every method.....with the largest hammer. No amount of hammering would seat the bearing where it need to be seated. I gave up trying to seat the new bearing and gave the axle to a local garage to seat the bearing for me....charged me .5 of an hour and I tell you it was well worth it. I know that they did not use a press at the garage (Integra Tire) because I could hear the hammering all the way into the office waiting room. They had a better hammerer

The mechanic in the video, who is a woman, I acknowledge , is much more qualified than me ........and she used a 20T press to seat the bearing. Sometimes you just gotta give credit to professionals with the right tools.

[Commander B]

Hammering on bearings with no safety glasses is a prescription for an eye patch. Play safe.

B.

[snowman160]

Got er done boys!!bout 5 hrs total to do both sides,got the bearing in an out by hand no need to take em to a press!thanks for the tips guys!

[Cageyc]

Use a hammer as the last resort for installing. using a hammer will reduce the bearing life expectancy or worse wreck the bearing. A press is the proper way to install

[liar]

Originally Posted by snowman160

Got er done boys!!bout 5 hrs total to do both sides,got the bearing in an out by hand no need to take em to a press!thanks for the tips guys!

Thanks for the update .

[HyperMOA]

Originally Posted by CNP

I never tried to replace a bearing before this spring. Rear axle bearings were leaking on my 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I googled the procedure. A mechanic (woman) was being videoed. I thought to myself......if a woman could do this, I can do this (be gentle on me). As per procedure I used an angle grinder with a cut off disc to remove the old bearing. You have to be careful at this and not cut into the axle. So with this in mind I started cutting and before I cut through the bearing.....probably a 32nd or less remaining, it cracked and I was able to remove the old bearing.

I could not however, seat the new bearing. I used every method.....with the largest hammer. No amount of hammering would seat the bearing where it need to be seated. I gave up trying to seat the new bearing and gave the axle to a local garage to seat the bearing for me....charged me .5 of an hour and I tell you it was well worth it. I know that they did not use a press at the garage (Integra Tire) because I could hear the hammering all the way into the office waiting room. They had a better hammerer

The mechanic in the video, who is a woman, I acknowledge , is much more qualified than me ........and she used a 20T press to seat the bearing. Sometimes you just gotta give credit to professionals with the right tools.

Next time set your oven to 275f and let the bearing warm for an hour and literally slide it onto its home by hand. Have a soft punch and hammer close by just in case it cools before fully seated.

If you need to hammer it. Hammer only on the race not the cage (if it’s the cone, the cup is only a race). Use a softer material punch and hit it in 3 or 4 places. Equal distance apart and keep rotating through the spots with each strike of the hammer.

[snowman160]

Originally Posted by HyperMOA

Next time set your oven to 275f and let the bearing warm for an hour and literally slide it onto its home by hand. Have a soft punch and hammer close by just in case it cools before fully seated.

If you need to hammer it. Hammer only on the race not the cage (if it’s the cone, the cup is only a race). Use a softer material punch and hit it in 3 or 4 places. Equal distance apart and keep rotating through the spots with each strike of the hammer.

I used the freezer trick an it didn’t take alota effort to tap em in.used a giant socket I had for the first one an then used the old bearing case to seat the other one!

[Homesteader]

Originally Posted by snowman160

I used the freezer trick an it didn’t take alota effort to tap em in.used a giant socket I had for the first one an then used the old bearing case to seat the other one!

Nice Work!