Not so pros 4 new and without politics

[lehman live edge slab]

GM says use a suitable tool to cut a groove in the head of this tamper proof faster and use a screwdriver to remove..

Ok..
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Apparently they don’t want to have anyone including the mechanic having an easy time

 

[cuinrearview]

Thank you. It was painful coming out. It still hurts like it's still in there, but I have been able to pee on my own. Thank the lord.

Atta BOY!! Congrats.

 

[redline4]

Apparently they don’t want to have anyone including the mechanic having an easy time

Yeah.

 

[cowroy]

Howdy folks! I replaced a pressed in style front wheel bearing on my wife’s 2009 Kia Sportage today. I knew it would be a pretty tough job but I would definitely find someone to press the bearing out and back in if I do it again. Hub assemblies are a breeze compared to these. I rented a bearing press tool from Oreilly’s and I believe it would have been easier for me to sledge hammer it out with a driver and back in than using that press tool. I got my pole saw back together and tuned yesterday and as soon as I get this brush cleaned up from cutting this fence row out I’ll be ready for a storage building.

 

[cuinrearview]

Howdy folks! I replaced a pressed in style front wheel bearing on my wife’s 2009 Kia Sportage today. I knew it would be a pretty tough job but I would definitely find someone to press the bearing out and back in if I do it again. Hub assemblies are a breeze compared to these. I rented a bearing press tool from Oreilly’s and I believe it would have been easier for me to sledge hammer it out with a driver and back in than using that press tool. I got my pole saw back together and tuned yesterday and as soon as I get this brush cleaned up from cutting this fence row out I’ll be ready for a storage building.

Not sure how the Koreans do it but I always used the studs to knock them out and pull them back in on Jeeps.

 

[Nutball]

Mind if I post about polyticks?

 

[cuinrearview]

Mind if I post about polyticks?






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We are hoping that it's been a throwback enough of a winter up here that that they get knocked back a bit this year. Mkay?

 

[Loony661]

Glad to see you here, was starting to get worried that you got crushed by the skidder tire

I decided to step back a bit. I have been very busy lately, and the forum was getting addictive. I’m still checking in daily.

 

[Mastermind]

Howdy folks! I replaced a pressed in style front wheel bearing on my wife’s 2009 Kia Sportage today. I knew it would be a pretty tough job but I would definitely find someone to press the bearing out and back in if I do it again. Hub assemblies are a breeze compared to these. I rented a bearing press tool from Oreilly’s and I believe it would have been easier for me to sledge hammer it out with a driver and back in than using that press tool. I got my pole saw back together and tuned yesterday and as soon as I get this brush cleaned up from cutting this fence row out I’ll be ready for a storage building.

I pressed a hub, and bearing into a knuckle today.

 

[LAWN BOY]

Good evening. Looks like heavy snowfall tonight. Installed bar side plates on my echo kioritz 602vl today. Filled up my snowmobile in preparation for the snow. Taking my truck in tomorrow morning for new tire rods and alignment.

 

[Only the Tony]

Here's a safer old skool version...

 

[GCJenks204]

 

[Woodwackr]

I pressed a hub, and bearing into a knuckle today.

Big ass press…
Tacomas, the older ones, take a 50k# press. Newer ones cannot be replaced…swap out the whole knuckle/hub/Bering

 

[Nighthunter]

Morning

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Good morning knuckle pullers & pushers

 

[John Wargo]

Can hear the rain on the roof this morning. Good day to be working inside. Stay safe men. And GFY if necessary

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Big ass press…
Tacomas, the older ones, take a 50k# press. Newer ones cannot be replaced…swap out the whole knuckle/hub/Bering

Wonder how that is they can’t be replaced, must be somehow they can be done but that’s not to say it would be easy or cost effective. I like complete knuckles anyway especially for older cars because they aren’t usually that expensive and even if it’s 75-100$ a side more the money isn’t usually worth the work to clean everything up and press bearings in and out.

 

[Dustin4185]

Big ass press…
Tacomas, the older ones, take a 50k# press. Newer ones cannot be replaced…swap out the whole knuckle/hub/Bering

2009 4Runner was the same. I bought the bearing and thought I could do it with my press, NOPE back to the Asian mechanic shop beside the parts store where I should have used in the first place! Tao got me out of several binds and didn’t charge that much. I think he charged $20/bearing to remove and replace if you had the bearing.

 

[Dustin4185]

Morning gentlemen. We got some much needed rain in East TN. The low humidity and wind was starting to be an issue with wildfires. I plan on retrieving the wood this morning if the wind isn’t up. There are too many snags in that area to be working in high winds. Have a good day gentlemen.

 

[GCJenks204]

Good Morning / Evening All. More of the wild temp swings of spring, 10F to start the day going back up to the melting point by afternoon.