Replacing a wheel bearing - HELP PLEASE
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Not sure if this is the right place but fingers crossed I will get a reply quickly here anyway.
I'm replacing a rear wheel bearing on the missus' car at the moment. I've done them before on numerous other cars and had similar problems but never as bad as this.
Basically, I've removed the old bearing from the axle thingy in the drum but because it's worn, part of the bearing has remained on the axle. In the past when this has happened I have just used a screw driver to pop it off, maybe a hammer to encourage it too. On ts one though, it just wont budge. I have hammered it and tried clamping mole grips on to turn it but nowt will shift it.
Whats the best thing to do next? I have aquired a hot air gun (not a blow torch unfort) which may just be hot enough to help it budge (it sets fire to things anyway!). Other than that, I have thought of getting the good old angle grinder out, although this is a last resort.
Is there anything else I could try or any tried and tested methods of doing this?
Cheers
I'm replacing a rear wheel bearing on the missus' car at the moment. I've done them before on numerous other cars and had similar problems but never as bad as this.
Basically, I've removed the old bearing from the axle thingy in the drum but because it's worn, part of the bearing has remained on the axle. In the past when this has happened I have just used a screw driver to pop it off, maybe a hammer to encourage it too. On ts one though, it just wont budge. I have hammered it and tried clamping mole grips on to turn it but nowt will shift it.
Whats the best thing to do next? I have aquired a hot air gun (not a blow torch unfort) which may just be hot enough to help it budge (it sets fire to things anyway!). Other than that, I have thought of getting the good old angle grinder out, although this is a last resort.
Is there anything else I could try or any tried and tested methods of doing this?
Cheers
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