inner bearing race removal tricks

[Aaron]

anyone have a good trick for getting a stubborn inner bearing race out of a drum? [The outer one was no problem]

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Did you try heating up the drum a little with a torch and knocking it out with a punch from the other side?

[Aaron]

I did try heating up the drum; the problem is that there is almost no lip to place the punch on. I'm going to try grinding the drum away a little with a dremel so i have a better surface to hit.

[TimGud]

Try dressing up your drift punch on the grinder and then try to drive out the race. Good luck.

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if you clean all the grease out you may find 2 indents in the casting that you can get a long punch on, be sure to work both sides equally to prevent binding.

It is possible to grind a notch in the race and then hit it with a chisel to crack it, then it falls out.

[Aaron]

thanks for the ideas, I finally got it out by grinding away the drum a little with a dremel. This gave me a nice solid edge to put a punch on.