Steve V8 1,313 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Has anyone frozen their hubs and heated their rear wheel bearings to help with refitting. I've had to cut the old inner races off the hubs today, those bearing are certainly tight on the hubs, so I don't want to damage the new bearings by forcing them on. I've read about freezing the hubs a sticking the bearings in the oven, does anyone know the max temperature you can get away with without damaging the seals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Barrykearley 7,187 Posted September 17, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Don’t start cooking bearings like bushes 👍 when I did the S4 - simply pressed it back together on the press 1 Quote Only here once Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Sparky 2,958 Posted September 17, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 It's quite common to cut inner races off, on many cars. No need for heating/cooling to refit these. 1 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to post Share on other sites
slewthy 249 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 17 hours ago, Steve V8 said: Has anyone frozen their hubs and heated their rear wheel bearings to help with refitting. Other way around! I did as it seemed correct advice at the time and they dropped right in. Quite a low temp for the hub IIRC. Kids tea was in there anyway........ Froze the bearings 36hours. Tip - keep the old bearings as they are exactly the right size for next time! Quote "Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." Albert Einstein Link to post Share on other sites
jonwat 452 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 17 hours ago, Steve V8 said: I've read about freezing the hubs a sticking the bearings in the oven, does anyone know the max temperature you can get away with without damaging the seals? I wouldn't heat the bearing, you'll melt all the pre packed grease. Quote Cheers, John W http://jonwatkins.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
jonwat 452 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 48 minutes ago, slewthy said: Other way around You're confusing the hub (10) with the hub carrier (15). https://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=6437&MAK=1&MDL=45&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0 Quote Cheers, John W http://jonwatkins.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Sparky 2,958 Posted September 17, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 And now G cars are being confused with S cars. Entirely different. Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Steve V8 1,313 Posted September 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 hours ago, slewthy said: Other way around! I did as it seemed correct advice at the time and they dropped right in. Quite a low temp for the hub IIRC. Kids tea was in there anyway........ Froze the bearings 36hours. Tip - keep the old bearings as they are exactly the right size for next time! I was on-a-bout getting the bearing onto the hub not into the carrier. Sounds like I'm overthinking it, I'll just press it on. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve V8 1,313 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 It's on no dramas at all. I must have read something in the past relating to S1/S2 bearings. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slewthy 249 Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Sorry, yes thats where my confusion started. That and several years ago..... Quote "Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." Albert Einstein Link to post Share on other sites
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