Boat trailer hub bearing tech question

[Stinky Wizzleteats]

Angle grinder & a cold chisel.

You don't need to go the whole way through, halfway is good enough, then lay into it with a cold chisel.

It should pop right off.

[VisceralReaction]

I used a carbide attachment for my dremel when I did it once and cut little nicks around above the race so
I could get a bite on the race with a punch. Worked good. didn't take much.

[mitt]

I used a carbide attachment for my dremel when I did it once and cut little nicks around above the race so
I could get a bite on the race with a punch. Worked good. didn't take much.

That was the exact idea I was leaning toward trying tonight.

thanks for all the feedback!

mitt

[mitt]

Well, a nice sharp hardened punch did the trick the normal way. It was able to get a bite.  I was surprised how well it did compared to a "sharp" screw driver.

mitt

[Stinky Wizzleteats]

You know to get a similar effect with a screwdriver that you get with a punch would be to get one with the tang through the handle. 

[mitt]

You know to get a similar effect with a screwdriver that you get with a punch would be to get one with the tang through the handle. 

It wasn't the blow that was different, it was the bite.  I think the punch had such a flat and sharp face on it, that it didn't "roll off" the race edge. 


mitt