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Old 12-04-2021, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by nulu View Post
Your not going to change the rear bearings with out a hydraulic press, its best to remove whole flange/spindle and take to a machine shop let them do it , even with the factory tools mine wouldnt come free until press loaded And more pressure to push the flange off, it let go with a bang and pieces flying, dont even think of doing the whole job at home!
Hi Nulu,
Oh...painful!
I guess you had the cast steel axle flange (that holds the rear bearing) still in place and tried to extract the bearings with the factory tool.

Probably gas/heat would help to break the corrosion and get the bearings out?

Martin
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