Does anyone have one of these, used one?

I'm thinking of buying something like this (ebay link below) for occasional DIY use.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WHEEL-...item1c3a630d36

I know it will never be as good as a press but unless they are totally shit I reckon it'd be good for me.

Any experiences of using this or one similar Gents?

 

Hello looking at this tool it looks ok for maybe rear block wheel bearings but i think it would struggle with front wheel bearings as these can be very hard to remove on 15 ton press

 

Cheers Carmac.

I've not had to do a wheel bearing for years.

Last one I did was on a MK3 Golf GTI. On that you could carefully bash the races out. Before that many many years I'd change them a lot on my original Mini along with shiming the balljoints and greasing them at least once a year

I've got two to do on the back of the MK1 Focus as precaution rather than having to. I've got the hub assemblies off the car and the bearings sound ok and run nice and smooth by I've read a few stories of these giving up the ghost.

I might just wait and see how they go and then think about it then.

By the sounds of it, these types of tool won't be up to the job.

Thank you.

 

just did a rear bearing on my focus and my next door neighbours 15ton couldnt push out the old race had to take it to my mot man with a 20ton which managed it, doubt that tool will be man enough

 

Youd be better investing in a BIG old record vice and a selection of sockets and bits of pipe/plate

 

I've got a record Nr6. vice and ave loads of sockets from tiddlers to mahoosive ones used to tighted bolts on structural steel building frames. Also got a torque wrench which is 4ft long and can go up to 500nm.

I wouldn't attempt a modern wheel bearing with any of it.

 

most times it's easier and cheaper to buy an entire replacement assembly

they do them for the mondeo for around Ł55 so i'm sure focus ones owuld be along the same lines for the rears?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FOCUS...item2c71db7c04

and, as if by magic.........

 

Cheers Dojj,

If only it were that simple. Been looking down that road but they are all 5 stud MK2 for reasonable money.

I need to change them on a MK1 4 stud with rear discs. If it were a rear drum model then easy as you can buy drums with them pre-installed.

For the MK1 rear disc models it gets expensive and on a car that is worth 50p it is not worth it.

 

The Mondeo ones not the sane then for the Mk1/2?

 

Not used that tool but all the bush pullers that use that type ofc system (threaded bar ) are generally shit! I have a 20 ton press and see average 5 ton before they move.

 

Big hammer and drift bash the middle out then weld all the way round the race and watch it fall out or the gas axe can be good too! But getting them in can be just as hard if it's a cassette type and a press can be needed or a large threaded bar with two big nuts and a few large washers

 

Cheers Gents and Dojj again,

I love hammers and using them and in the old days could and would.

These are the cassette type bearings so need to be drawn / pressed in and out.

Not sure what to do. The bearings have not failed and are not noisy so I'm in no hurry.


Dojj,
The Mondeo ones would be MK2's 4 stud with rear discs and are seemingly rarer than the focus items. Planty of MK3 5 stud mondy ones available though.

 

You can bash the middle out of a cassette bearing and weld round the outer case / race and it will tap out easy once the weld cools down and shrinks it! But 9 times out of 10 it will need pressing back in anyway

 

Man up!

 

Bit late now, had a heart attack last night and am in hospital.

 

Just strip your hubs down then have a look down your local garges and ask them to press the bearings in and out.

 

for real?

just hope you don't price up a new replacement then because it'll be "code blue code blue"

get well soon

 

For real, I'm in Wexham Park Slough.

 

i'm sure there are worse hospitals to be in

 

Fook me matey. Sorry to hear about your heart attack.

 

Just clicked back into this thread, shocked to say the least! Hope you have a speedy recovery!