DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

Im all about making my own tools to get the job done for cheap instead of buying them outright at a store, its just more fun.

Right now Im in a bind and would like to make a sort of wheel bearing installer/remover

I seen this on Ebay and instead of the $150 cost and waiting for shipping, Id like to spin it myself at work on the mill/lathe

I honestly dont know how it works yet, as Ive never seen where the bearing itself is even going so I can tthink of how its going to work. But I would like to duplicate this tool in order to replace the wheel bearing on my 88 Crx.

I have a bearing infront of me if the specs of that are needed. Id like to know how this tool worked first though.

I have access to any raw material Id need and can spin up whatever I need on the manual lathe at work.

Heres pics

http://eng.jtc.com.tw/Archive/Image/1001.jpg

http://eng.jtc.com.tw/Archive/Image/1001P.jpg

https://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/b0/dc/a3_1_b.JPG

http://eng.jtc.com.tw/Archive/Image/1610.jpg

https://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/b8/42/ca_1_b.JPG

And the Ebay links

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FWD-F...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FWD-F...QQcmdZViewItem

Whatever I need to make I will make, try my best to make anyways. I dont know if the materials are hardenned or not. The threaded rod will probably be heat treted right? I dont think the threaded rod we have at work could take that kind of load but I dont know

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

U could rent that from a Local parts store.

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

+1

or just buy it. its really not worth the trouble to make one

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

I work at a machine shop

I will GET PAID to make this for myself lol

I just dont get how it works or all what is needed for it to work, and work efficiently

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

bigest question to you is how will you get the bearing housing off he spindle?
there is a ot to do a fwd press bearing.

you have to remove the spindle first to get at the retaining clip(you cant use that tool)
the if its not seized in and u get it out the most of the time u need a torch and zip gun to get the bearing ring off
so on and so on. If this is your first one expect it to take a while. It takes me about 1h to do this at work and I have all the tools

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

its a pretty simple tool. i dont see whats so hard to understand(not trying to be an ass)

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

I dont get what side it comes out of

I dont get exactly how the parts look and what is grabbing what and what is doing what

How is this tool reversable? How can it remove and then install the bearing?

Explain

Pictures help, I cant find anything, Ive never seen it before

Zeniceguy- whats so hard about getting the spindle off? What has to come off for it to come off?

yes its my first one

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

i also used to work in a machine shop making parts for airbus.

nothing is grabbing. the big cups are larger than the bearing and sit on the knuckle. the washer looking piece pushes on the bearing and pushes it into the cup. then you just switch it around and do the same thing to push the bearing in.

if you do decide to make one, the threaded rod will have to be heat treated.

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

Can I take a regular piece of threaded rod, heat it up to sin and do ao homemade oil dipped heat treat?

How big should the rod be?

My bearing is 2.835" outer diameter and an inner diameter if 1.492"

So basically I get this car down and the spindle off. I make one large cup to sit on the spindle that the bearing is pulled into, will be 3" inner diamieter and 2" tall so the bearing can come all the way out. It will have a welded plate on it with a hole a bit igger than my piece of threaded rod.

I place this over the hub, pass the threaded rod through with a nut attached to it so it cant fit through the hole.

The threaded rod goes through my cup, through the old bearing where its going to connect to something that sitting right against the bearing? On the inner or outter race of the bearing? And its pulled out simply by me spinning the nut on the end of the threaded rod? Does this not damage the bearing when putting it back in or does it have to sit on a certain spot?

Re: DIY - Make Your Own Tools. Wheel Bearing Remove/Install *DESIGNED*
 

big washer, big bolt, nut and a huge socket. and there you go