How to get this bearing race off crank

[JonCraig]

You experts have any secrets to share?

Quick heat the race w/ torch and whack w/ a cold chisel?

Buy a $400 specialty tool? (Kinda hoping not this option...)

 

[Basher]

A bearing puller won`t cost you $400., more like $45. and is worth every penny to me. I can remove them with a quick pass of my mig welder also but usually try the bearing separator first.

 

[Stihlbro]

Good advice given.

 

[Basher]

The set I posted a pict of in my above post is from Harbor Freight, they will pull small engine bearings or races easy enough.

 

[JonCraig]

Awesome—thank you much!

 

[bigbadbob]

Put the bearing back together and use grease tospace the balls then you can use a regular puller

 

[RocketRoss57]

You could very carefully cut a groove into it with a Dremel from the outer edge to as close as you can to the crank lobe as you can get as deep as possible without cutting into the crank then stick chisel in the Grove and whack it. Should split down the Grove then basically slide off.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Heat, vice, carefully punch out the crank.... if in a pinch with no proper pullers.

 

[Wagnerwerks]

I got my little puller set like the one above on eBay for $30ish. Worth every penny.

 

[dustinwilt68]

I recently had the same thing happen I ended up using my case splitter with a c clamp to keep the prongs squeezed together to stay on the bearing, will be investing in a set of the removers soon though, but it worked in a pinch and didn't damage anything, just take your time and be careful

 

[T.Roller]

Buy you a puller set. Cheap, easy, no risk removal.

 

[brandonstclair20]

I use a MAC tools bearing puller set, but I got a huge set at a price I could not refuse.


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[Redfin]

Clamp that race with some vise grips. Heat it. It will pull right off.

 

[rattler]

Case splitter will do the trick

 

[JonCraig]

You could very carefully cut a groove into it with a Dremel from the outer edge to as close as you can to the crank lobe as you can get as deep as possible without cutting into the crank then stick chisel in the Grove and whack it. Should split down the Grove then basically slide off.

I did wind up getting impatient and cut a groove with a dremel. That was enough to get a chisel to bite on it. Add a little heat and a BFH, and it came off relatively painlessly.

Still definitely going to burn a puller set. Thank you guys for all your help!

 

[Al Smith]

Another age old trick .Clean the oil off and run a bead of weld around the race which should expand it and it should slide off slick as snot on a door knob .

 

[blsnelling]

Put the bearing back together and use grease tospace the balls then you can use a regular puller

This!