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Old 04-27-2011, 02:10 PM
andrewjtx andrewjtx is offline
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Did I bugger this 123 rear hub?

Here are the two rear hub flanges that I removed from the '84 wagon.

The side-side pic is how they were oriented in the car, with the driver's side having been exposed to a brake fire then doused with water. I'm assuming which this one had much more rust/corrosion that the passenger side.

Anyhow, I attempted to remove the outer bearing and it wasn't working so well. I then made what I believe to be a major mistake in driving a steel chisel under the bearing in an effort to lift it off. When that still didn't work, I broke the outer cage and then tapped the upper lip of the race with chisel & hammer which worked much better. Performed only that technique on the passenger side.

So my question is: Is this hub with chisel marks on it fixable or usable in it's current state. Or do I need to scrap this one and just wait to take one off of the '85 next week when the swap takes place?
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