Finally started my rear end rebuild. I pulled it all and am replacing all bushings, bearings and seals.
Short answer is that the 12ton HF press will
not work out of the box. However with a relatively simple mod, it will work. I'm glad I was able to use mine.
To pull the bearing, I used the
wheel bearing removal tool I bought from donald_the_bonald on ebay (the original design). Truly made this work a no-brainer. Couldn't recommend it enough. I also referenced mtbiketim's excellent videos and the adventuretaco instructional guide. Invaluable references, thanks gents.
Problem: The tool is too wide to fit between the 12ton HF press cross beam.
No matter what you do, it won't fit. One (unacceptable) option would be to cut the width of the tool down. I chose instead to cut a couple of 20" sections of 2"x2" square 12gauge steel tube that I had. No need to weld them together, in fact it was easier with them separate.
This worked great.
Cross beam support rods 4 holes from bottom
It all just fits. You have to make sure the bottle jack is at the top most, etc.
Summary: Using my 12ton HF press with some (light) modification, I was able to press out the ABS ring, bearings, bushings last night for four axles (had extras).
YMMV, depends if you have square tubing available, etc. For me it was "free".
HTH! I need to start a build thread.
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