i will soon replace my differential carrier bearings and i will have significant logistic problems getting to a press. i see videos of people heating the bearings to flat out hammering the new bearings on. i have seen the heating method used in some heavy equipment. has anybody had success with bearing installs without a press?
Join RangerForum.com Today - It's Totally Free! Are you a Ford Ranger fan? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's a great place for Ford Ranger Fans to meet online. Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your Ford, and have a great time with other Ranger fans. Whether your an old timer or just bought your Ford you'll find that Ranger Forum is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally free! Join RnagerForum.com Today!
so i just did a shake and bake with the pinion bearing. that is where you freeze the pinion and bake the bearing to 400 deg for 30 min. the bearing then drops right into place with no pressing, hammering or shaking just as shown in the video. so there is no shake to the shake and bake but i have no clever phrasing for this process. now my question is has anybody tried this with the carrier bearings?
What Richard said. Basically the same trick one would do with rods and piston pins, when replacing pistons. I know you can get an old race off, by welding a bead right down the middle of the race. The heat from the welding will expand the race and you can remove it with a pulley puller, or sometimes, a crow bar.
