Shims, bearings, races, oh my...

[DodgeZ]

What’s the best way to pull bearing races? I am working on shimming up this OBX. It is looking like I’ll need to shim the tail shaft side. What is the best way to pull it all apart and not tear up race and the oil baffle?

[Boogieman142]

to pull bearing races, sometimes you can use a punch and hammer, other times you need one of those bearing race pullers. Usually you can get away with the punch and hammer.

[Anonymous_User]

The best way to pull a bearing race is to weld a bead around the inside of it. As the weld cools, the race contracts and just falls out. Of course, you won't be re-using the race this way!!

[20w/ashelby]

we have race pullers here at school and theyre amazing. Not a bad invesment.

[Clay]

The best way to pull a bearing race is to weld a bead around the inside of it. As the weld cools, the race contracts and just falls out. Of course, you won't be re-using the race this way!!

I was going to say the same thing until he said he wanted to reuse them!! This method does work wonderfully though!

[DodgeZ]

I have new races but when you shim it up and check the preload it maybe off. So I maybe have to pull it back out to change the shims around.

[TurboJerry]

Shims go in the steel housing. Put slinger and seal in after the correct shim is figured out. If you want to get the race out of the alum housing anyway, use a map gas torch and heat the housing *evenly* around the bearing end while being supported at the very edges of the housing on a vise. Keep on doing this and viola, the race *falls* out. Hehehe, I love that trick.......