Torg0

Hi all-
I just completed disassembling a front hub on my 85 in preparation for new front wheel bearings. This is the first time I've done this. I used a punch to pound the inner and outer races out from the opposite side. When done, I noticed a decent amount of tool damage on the surface of the hub underneath where the races seat. I tried to keep the punch as vertical as possible so it wouldn't touch the surface of the hub as I worked the races out but it looks like I was unsuccessful.

I haven't decided if I'm going to take it to the machine shop and have the races pressed in or borrow the race and seal driver set from O'Reilly. I'd like to have the hubs media blasted first so I'm hoping my local shop will do both for me.

My question is: Is the damage to the hub surface where the races seat going to cause any issues? It seems to me that it should not be a problem, just not ideal.

Thanks for any input, I really appreciate the help!

millball

You can dress the damaged areas with small swiss files or rifflers, then finish with carborundum paper; so that the new races won't be stressed by any raised areas in the hub.

As long as the new races fit square and tight in the hubs, you should be OK.

If you had used a brass or aluminum drift to drive the races out, you would'nt have this problem.

It's even more important to use a soft drift to install the new races, if you are doing the job yourself.

I have removed and installed dozens, if not hundreds, of races with no more tools than a hammer and a brass drift.

Torg0

Thanks millball! That makes sense to me. The main thing here is just not to have anything that the new races hang up on and prevent their proper alignment as they are pressed in? I had a brass drift sitting on the bench next to me, I just didn't think I was angled enough for this to be an issue. Boneheaded! The new races are definitely going in with press or race driver - I don't trust myself!

Thanks again!