In this video I share I process that I have learned for removing bearing races stuck to a hub that commonly happens when pressing a bearing out of a spindle. I originally saw it on this video a year or so ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hys-0NWDL1w -Enjoy!
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In case anyone is wondering, a MAP torch doesn't get hot enough for this trick.
I literaaly watched this Short a few minutes before I returned to Regular Youtube vids…lol !!!
Will MAP gas work? How about propane? Are they hot enough?
Can you use map gas torch ?
What if you dont have a gas plant. Maybe a induction tool could work if you have one big enough.
would propane or map work
You scared it off. I've used a propane torch to prep motorcycle hubs to remove and install sealed bearings, and that works nicely. I'm about to grind off a motorcycle steering neck race with a Dremel…
Can I use map gas?
Nice! I usually just throw a couple tack welds, or a short bead and quench ‘er. Pops right off, but this is definitely going in the repertoire. Thanks man
Doesn't work with maap. It heats everything up instead of just the race. Ouch
I saw this on tiktok and tried it, the trick is you gotta get it hot enough and spin it kinda quickly and it will work!!
Perfect timing 👠will be doing this Saturday ðŸ˜Thanks
WOW! I came here from a comment on a video by Rainman Ray's Repairs, I've seen you in the comment section there, too. This was awesome! 🤩BTW I just googled the sentence from the comment and your video was the top return. The algorithms aren't ALL bad! Stay safe.
GENIUS ALERT!! Awesome video. I cannot wait to try this. Makes every other technique look difficult and time consuming. Obviously this may not always work so die grinders and race pullers have their place (I'm sure), but it just seems ridiculous to bother with either until after trying this. Will be using a MapGas torch with basic bernzomatic head. Hopefully I have the same amazing success.
For anyone wondering. I tried this with a map torch. Didn't work 😂
Does it work with propane torch? Thank you.
I just saw a Steck specialty tool and came to YouTube to see if it’s actually a legit way to remove these. Then I found this, sockets instead of the specialty tool, AND it’s legit. Lol.
Wonder if it works with mapp gas torch
Theres honesty for you….Eric ensures there is no belief he invented this routine…..well done Eric…..
Cool. I don't have an oxy-acetylene torch, just a little Benzomatic oxy-propane. Just removed the tapered roller cone from a shaft on my transmission planetary. Bearing was recessed so couldn't get a puller behind it. I snipped the cage to get the rollers off, the grabbed the lip end of the race with a clamshell bearing puller. The lip cracked off a bit but got first one off. The 2nd one, the lip broke 180 deg around, so nothing left to grab. I then used my 6-26 milling machine to cut the race off. Had to use a carbide end mill since regular HSS mills just chattered on the hard steel without cutting. Took a long time to clamp the part tight and setup so the mill could reach down past the shaft end. The race cracked before cutting all the way thru, then slid off easy.
It's amazing how many useful techniques I've learned from watching your channel after I retired and don't need to use them any more.