nice cap puller...

It's easy to get them off without damage- with the brake rotor still mounted. I use a drum brake adjuster. A few hits with my hand or a dead-plow. Working around the perimter .. they come right off.

Heating the hub won't help take the bearing out as it heats up and the interferance remains. MB doesn't provide a notch like some American stuff, so the lip of the inner race extending past the hub is small. A few good hits and they will come out. Key is on a punch, it must have a good square edge. A few hits and they need to be cleaned up.

I ussually clean the hub inside to remove old grease, wash with soap and water to remove brake dust. Then bake it at 250 which is quite safe. Put the new race in the freezer for 1/2 hr and it will go together very easy. Buy a race driver set- soft alumium drivers to fit the race. Get it started quickly and drive them home hard.
You can buy premium american(sometimes French) Timken bearings at Autozone. Quit buying the SKF as they are now made in Mexico(NAPA).

Michael

I entirely agree with Mike D, “Use the proper tool for the proper job”.
I use the Bearing Race and Seal Driver Set to remove and install bearing racers, even bearings and seals. Sometimes the use of a press with the tool makes easier or a bolt and a nut with washers.

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I couldn't agree more - every time some one says use a hammer it is best to consider whether you could use a press instead. Do a search for the threads initiated by dieseldan for home made pullers and presses that use threaded bar and washers

I've made a couple of threads my self with this type of approach and I like to use wood!

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