BIGJIM13

Anyone had any luck removing the rear wheel bearing from the spindle without the tool.... any technique that works?
Thanks

TimAT

Are you talking about removing just the bearing from the axle or removing the spindle from the bearing housing?

stevelischynsky

on or off the car?

Steve L
73 coupe since new

BIGJIM13

The bearing from the spindle- trailing arm out of the car

BIGJIM13

Spindle is out of housing trying to remove lower bearing

TheSkunkWorks

Unless they've been slip-fitted, proper tools will be required to remove and replace. Curious, how did you get the inners off and the stub axle out of the carrier?

TimAT

A bearing splitter and a press will probably be required to remove the outer bearing and seal. And plan on a new seal.

Learning_Curve

I've done it without the "right" tool, but a very similar one. There isn't enough room to get to the inner race with a standard bearing splitter, so we had to use a bearing puller that pushed on the rollers themselves. If you're not worried about saving the bearing that's on there, you can cut the cage and remove the rollers. That should allow you to get to the inner race and use a standard bearing splitter. When I removed the old bearing I did something similar. It wasn't until I had set the shims and needed to remove the bearings for the outer seal that I realized why everyone said the tool was "required".

BIGJIM13

Sounds like the - right - tool is needed to be able to reuse the bearing...
I have not found the - right - tool anywhere for less than $150...
I removed the spindle from the housing with a bfh and a spindle knocker tool...
Thanks

71rdster

If saving the bearings is not an issue, use an acetylene torch.

Easy Mike

Ruin a pair of spindles and you'll be out more than $150.

'75

If you are only going too do 1 car, its cheaper to just cut the old bearings off and use new ones. You can use your dremel with a cut off wheel to get the cage and rollers off, then mostly split the inner race and split it with a chisel and hammer, no damage to the spindle. Make up a set up tool, I used an old spindle and sanded down the shaft so the bearings would slip on and off and used that for set up only. Then when you have the correct shim and end play, put the new outer beaing in the housing and the seal, then press the spindle, shims and inner brg together. It's best if you don't press new bearings on and off more than you have to.

1977stroker

Harbor Freight Tools has a bearing puller set for $39.99.

I agree with the above post that if it a used bearing your further ahead cutting it off because even with a puller its easy to damage them.

steved400

Personally, I always buy new spindles.

There is no point in going through all this trouble and not replace them for a couple of hundred and some change.

Dirk76

yeah going to do the same thing. ( might even buy a whole new trailing arm too )

69ttop

when I rebuilt my TA's I bought a bearing splitter tool from harbor freight because I was going to use it for this one time resto project to keep the cost down.
Installed the tool and used a gear puller attached to the splitter to remove the bearing with no damage to the spindle. simple and easy. It took about 15 minutes to remove both bearings with no damage.

stpman

That's the way I did a couple sets