 satan's own rear wheel bearing / hub, and solution |
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| mskala |
 Oct 21 2026, 08:06 AM
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I've done this several times throughout the years, but for some reason my
rear hub just would not pound off the bearing and even the inner race would not give up its hold. But here was my solution to allow a normal puller to finally make the inner race give way. If you take the shock nut out, there are now two holes to allow a 1/2" steel plate behind the arm to push against. A couple long bolts and a 1" (soft) round steel bar and you're set for pulling. Note that the arm and the plate are not perpendicular to the axle hole, so the bar pushes off to the side and must be soft enough to not damage the splines.   The 1/2" holes are 8" apart. I used bolts 5.5" and 4.5" long, and a piece of plywood to protect the cable hole area. Mark S. '70 914-6 |
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| Shivers |
Oct 21 2026, 08:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,680 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Took me a moment but I get it. Clever
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| Artfrombama |
Oct 21 2026, 09:41 AM
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Artfrombama Group: Members Posts: 493 Joined: 21-January 24 From: One of the chosen few Member No.: 27,870 Region Association: South East States
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Nice!
This thread should be in the tech articles |
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| slowrodent |
Oct 21 2026, 12:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 247 Joined: 29-February 20 From: Tucson/Oro Valley Member No.: 23,981 Region Association: Southwest Region
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You neglected to add that a highly used and patinaed piece of scrap plywood is essential. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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| rjames |
Oct 21 2026, 02:18 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,482 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Nice!
That sure beats my homemade ‘tool’ consisting of a length of all-thread and a mishmash of multiple various items serving as spacers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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| mskala |
Oct 21 2026, 04:23 PM
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R Group: Members Posts: 1,967 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None
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Thanks.
Note that you still need the other bearing tools to do the job, just normally they say to beat on the hub and it will come out, before doing the bearing. I have one of these old setups to do the bearing removal and install:  |
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