Originally Posted by tangofox007

Let's think about that. One uses a brass punch to avoid damage to the part being removed. What are you going to do with those old races once they are removed?

>they went in the trash. I wouldn’t replace a bad bearing without replacing

the race as well. What other reason would there be to remove a race? Do people take a race out, look at it, then put it back? I’m not being snarky here, I’m just ignorant.<

I typically use an appropriately sized socket installed backwards on a 1/2" extension bar. For the outer race, use the socket that fits best. For the inner, I use the largest size practical, fitting the edge of the socket on the lip of the race, then moving to the opposite side for the next blow.