Carrier Bearings

[greg r]

I found bad carrier bearings in my 65 Dart with a 7 1/4 rear. I have a small compliment of differential bearing pullers, but there's nothing for them to safely grab onto. The manual shows the Miller tool for the job, pretty nifty, and maybe if I'm lucky I'll find a used one. What do you guys use?

 

[69MOPE]

Cut the cage off, remove the rollers, cut a notch in the bearing race attached to the carrier, hit it with a chisel and they come right off.

 

[Inertia]

I have that Miller set,, it's very nice in most apps, but on some carrier brgs,, they're too close, and you cant use that tool..

That when I use a torch, and a BFH, very carefully..

Or as 69 Mope suggests, cut a notch in the inner race,, and using a cold chisel, with safety glasses, get the brg to turn,, then it can be driven of with the chisel..

hope it helps

 

[greg r]

Thanks for the ideas. I had plan A: bearing splitter and puller, plan B: cut-off wheel to notch the bearing.

Plan A worked reel guud, but almost couldn't get the splitter in on the bolt side, but enough that it worked. On to new bearings.:cheers: