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Removal of the rear axle hub bearing: Tough job

In these days I was considering about the method of removing the hub bearing from the rear axle.
When I was reading the workshop manual one idea came up.  Today I tried it.

What I prepared were a robust steel bracket (a part of the shelves for heavy items) and a puller.



I cut the bracket with a grinder to fit the holes position of the hub.
Then, I returned the axle shaft to the rear hosing to make the work easier.  The retainer nut for the bearing was already removed.  Therefore, the bearing could be removed by pulling the axle shaft in my thought.

I set the bracket, bolts and puller on the axle shaft and the housing of parking drum brake.  Pulled the axle shaft by puller and pushed the drum brake housing by bracket and bolts.  By tightening the puller, the bearing should be pushed by the drum brake housing, then the bearing should be separated from the axle shaft!!!


But, the bearing could not be removed as a result!!!  The fixing of the bearing was very tight and the bracket was deformed. 


I did some trials with other sturdy materials instead of the deformed bracket, however, the results were same.  I stopped the trial to avoid the damage of the drum brake housing made by cast iron.

I also tried another primitive method: fixed the bearing with a vice and hit the shaft with wooden hammer.  But it didn’t work … I gave up!


I had confidence in this puller method … Hmmm …


(My original blog was written on 7th Jul. 2008)
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