Bearing recovery

[ineedanother 1,442]

My apologies if this has been covered as I'm sure it has but I can't find it with a search. I'm replacing a case half on a hydro gear box and need to pull and re-use this inner axle bearing if possible. Advice?

[daveoman1966 3,815]

Make a 90deg elbow bend in a flat screwdriver.  Wiggle that bend behind the bearing inner race, then use a long drift pin from the outside axle tube and tap on the screwdriver bend...gently ,,,moving around the circumference of the inner race.  It will move little by little.  Been there ---dun that.  

 

[squonk 42,596]

I use this slide hammer from Harbor Freight with the hook tool.

 

 

Or a blind hole puller.

 

Edited Tuesday at 10:02 AM by squonk

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7 hours ago, daveoman1966 said:

Make a 90deg elbow bend in a flat screwdriver.  Wiggle that bend behind the bearing inner race, then use a long drift pin from the outside axle tube and tap on the screwdriver bend...gently ,,,moving around the circumference of the inner race.  It will move little by little.  Been there ---dun that.  

 

I have used a small wonderbar doing the same as Dave suggested, works well.

[ineedanother 1,442]

Great info. I think I could make any of those work but I like the thought of having better eyes on with the slide hammer. HF has it in stock locally if I need to pick one up. Thanks guys 

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[daveoman1966 3,815]

If you don't wanna ruin a good screwdriver by bending over the end, just use the head of a carriage bolt instead.  The lip of the carriage bolt head will (usually) 'hook' onto the inner bearing race ...then use the long drift pin to GENTLY tap the bearing race around the perimeter edges...  it'll move little by little.  

[ineedanother 1,442]

Decided to run out to HF at lunch and pick up a slide hammer set. I already have a driver set that I've found useful as well so I think I'm set  Thanks all for the input