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Brian Philpott · 05-11-2010, 09:29 AM

Well done on the new website. I look forward to future developments.
I've purchased a set of cast iron drums and hubs and need to fit the bearing cone tracks into the front hubs. They are a slight interference fit. Is it best to make up tooling to pull these in cold or is it better to heat up the hub/drum assembly? I have a fan oven available as the wife is away for a couple of days!!! If heat is recommended, how hot do I need to go to get the tracks to slide in. I don't want to distort the new (expensive) drums.
Many thanks in advance.

05-11-2010, 09:29 AM	#1
Brian Philpott Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 8	Fitting New Front Hub Bearings Well done on the new website. I look forward to future developments. I've purchased a set of cast iron drums and hubs and need to fit the bearing cone tracks into the front hubs. They are a slight interference fit. Is it best to make up tooling to pull these in cold or is it better to heat up the hub/drum assembly? I have a fan oven available as the wife is away for a couple of days!!! If heat is recommended, how hot do I need to go to get the tracks to slide in. I don't want to distort the new (expensive) drums. Many thanks in advance.