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Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:55 am

Hi folks, I started this hellish job changing these on my 67, and for starters, that dopey John Muir was full of shit! I will personally pay anyone 1000 bucks to see them pull a bearing with that homemade puller!!

now with that out of the way, last nite I started the new bearing on the axle and it stops with abput one inch to go. I know I'll have to use drifts to install this, but are you supposed to heat this thing up, like in an oven to give it some slack, or just drift the sucker on and pray for the best?? I'm going back to the job after work today so if anyone has some advice here, I appreciate it!

Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:19 am

You sure you got everything in the right order? If in doubt, shoot me an e-mail at home and I'll send you the Bentley diagram of the rear bearing assembly. I've never had luck with that home made bearing puller either. I have used the bearing housing/cover to pull the bearing on the axle, though. Oh, I have a '67 also.

Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:36 am

I always just get a good long round punch and ( carefully but with force/ big hammer) drift it on hitting the center of the bearing. a few steady blows with a large ball peen gets the job done. alot of little weenie taps with too small a hammer will end up possibly doing more damage/harm.
I aways "dress" the area the bearing has to slide over with a piece of emery paper and WD, then some wheel bearing grease to get it sliding good.

Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:09 am

I use a piece of pipe to tap it on with.

Tue Jul 22, 2003 11:18 am

Thanks! I'm sure I can seat it on there with a section of pipe and a few smacks with the Ol Pappy Jackson. I just wanted to be sure, as the removal job was so much tougher than what I was told I was sure I was doing something wrong.