Hi guys

Has anyone tried removing the front wheel bearing inner track?

The Haynes manual says to use a parallel punch to do this, but it looks like it will be pretty much impossible to get the inner one out this way. Is there a special tool for this?

I tapped the outer one out using a socket but can't find my parallel punch at the moment and everything else I've tried to punch with either slips off or is too soft for the inner track.

No special tool. Parallel punch it out. There should be a notch/cut-out somewhere round the seating area to get some purchase on the back of the track.

I use a punch or before I had that a cold chisel. Same as anything similar, tap in a E, W, N, S arrangement to stop it just tilting over and jamming.

Special tool 999 5869 removes inner bearing cup, 999 5868 the outer cup
- both are used with universal handle 999 1801.


Mac.

Cheers for the replies guys, I've ordered a new set of parallel punches so will have a go at it with them.

Any idea how the special tool works? Is it some kind of split disc/tube that presses uniformly on the inner bearing or is it like using a punch?

If you look I the "green book" section under suspension, the tools and how to use them are illustrated.

Mac.

Alex Laidlaw wrote:Any idea how the special tool works?

By magic?

No, the little one is a round circle, so can bear all the way round. The big one is oval (a circle with a couple of sides lopped off) to fit it in, so a good proportion of the diameter is in contact.