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[timmins]

Hi,

Tackling my first big-ish job on my '78 Clubman. And I can't get the bearings out of the swivel hub! I got the oil seals out easy enough, but the inner and outer races are stuck tight

Haynes says to use a drift to get the inner race (smaller diameter) out first, and then the larger one. I've used a socket of the right diameter as my drift, the b*gger won't come out.

If anyone has any tips I'd be extremely grateful!

Thanks!

[il-barba]

the races come towards the outside of the side they are facing. so you actually have to push them outside from the other side of the hub using a drift punch.

[timmins]

the races come towards the outside of the side they are facing. so you actually have to push them outside from the other side of the hub using a drift punch.

Perfect!! That's all I needed to know. I sometimes wonder how i''d survive without the internet.