Same trick works to push off stuck rotors. Run the bolt through the brake bracket with a nut on the other side and push I right off. I keep extra hardware of different sizes for this exact reason. A few nuts and bolts take up less space than a hammer and do less damage to parts you plan on using again

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Excellent tip!

@MattKurkowski

9 ай бұрын

Some rotors and drums have a threaded hole built into them for this. You just need to buy the bolt that fits. Simplist solution.

@jd4519

8 ай бұрын

How you determine the thread pitch of the long helper bolt?

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

I grabbed a 1/2"x13 which is a standard size at tht hardware store. I measured a wheel stud and got a bold just smaller to fit through the hole

@fixingitrightish

8 ай бұрын

@jd4519 you use a bolt that slips through the hole and buy the appropriate nut for it

Would have been nice to actually see it at work... 😎

@3Wheels1Block

2 жыл бұрын

I will make a longer video of it in action, this was just a quick one to give you an idea. Thanks for the feedback.

@LessThanHandy

2 жыл бұрын

@@3Wheels1Block Roger-that. Thank you

@3Wheels1Block

2 жыл бұрын

@@LessThanHandy sure thing, it may take me a little bit, the shop is currently full, but the next one that gets pulled I will do a full video. Daninator has a full video here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZWTxaqIkaXTo8o.html

@cm0cm

Жыл бұрын

The cut is there for a reason.

@sistercalhoun4444

Жыл бұрын

Right

Slide hamers are a joke compared to this method. I spent 4 hours once trying to get a rusted bearing off with a torch, hammer, and penetrating fluid. Took 5 minutes with this method.

@3Wheels1Block

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback 😎. To me it is hard to beat a mechanical advantage.

This trick is awesome! Fought mine for an hour and got no where. Seen this, rummaged in the garage for ten min, ten minutes later it was off.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Glad it came in handy 👍🏾

Yup. Also faster than puller and slide hammer. Done it this way for years and years👊

@tiddybearkush

Жыл бұрын

Can you use a puller to remove it?

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

You can use a slide hammer, or puller, but if it has been on a long time or gotten hot due to failure it can't be a nightmare to remove. 👍🏾

Mine have never stuck like that. I light coat of anti seize will prevent this in the future. Good idea. Thanks for the diy tip.

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

You're right, a little grease or anti seize goes a looooong way. 😎 thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

@kylebehiels3963

6 ай бұрын

Yea! When installed correctly, it's not that bad. When installed incorrectly or living in Canada they can get pretty damn stuck.

Big ass hammer, beat it out. Then clean n install

@mr.techaky7655

9 ай бұрын

I'm replacing it anyway... Just break out the ol' air chisel. Can't be stuck if it's cracked in two pieces!!!

@thekantedkalcedony

7 ай бұрын

Yup, this the true quick and cheap way to generate shock force

Just remember that anything that's all thread is *RARELY* more than grade 2 hardness

@markstocks9475

Жыл бұрын

Looks like bolts to me?

@mybetterhalf6373

Жыл бұрын

@@markstocks9475 yes, but still all thread. Grade 5+ (or 8.8+ metric) will typically have only 1-1.25" of thread above the shank.

@Mordorer

Жыл бұрын

@@markstocks9475 what Einstein over here is trying to say is that it could break on you. Could cause bodily harm or kill you.

@scumx85

Жыл бұрын

Grade 2 refers to tensile strength not hardness the hardness is the resistance to surface wear so like drilling a metal though they both usually go together they're two totally different things

@chicken29843

Жыл бұрын

Noted

Not bad , most just wack it with a hamer but in the back there may not be room to do that . I don't like the idea of the 3 arm puller cuz it will force the axle into the transaxle . I like a big slide hammer for even force .

I bought a set of jacking screws off of Amazon… they were cheap and stripped out. Went to Lowe’s and got grade 5 or 8 ( can’t remember). And they worked!

@3Wheels1Block

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear 😎

I've never had that issue I usually have it out with some hammer taps and thats it never had to go thus far and have done multiple chevys

@wall7103

Жыл бұрын

In the rust belt?

@matt.squarebody5427

Жыл бұрын

@@wall7103 no not in the rust belt clearly neither is this video lmfao. This shit don’t work up here. I’ve had to cut bearings out with the acetylene torch before. Usually an air hammer gets the trick done tho

It's done this a few Times and always works for me !

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Glad to see someone else has used this trick.

Absolute G O A T. I'm a few hours away from this job. Thank you, algorithm, for blessing me with this nugget.

@3Wheels1Block

4 ай бұрын

Glad to help.

Air hammer works great on hubs few cracks with that an it’s out!!

@danman6969

Жыл бұрын

Air hammer is the only thing that removes them here in Wisconsin just did one this weekend and it was the only thing that remotely even made it move. Rust welding is a bitchhhh

@eddievan2120

Жыл бұрын

From Canada so I hear you on that one an the amount of road salt does not help here in Ontario either!

When i had that issue, I just put the hub bolts partially in took a junk shallow socket my longest extension and turn the wheel with the extension into the frame. Works like a charm. Still a great idea if you have a way to the hardware store.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

That is an awesome idea, next time I do one I will try it 👍🏾. Thank you

@fanatamon

3 ай бұрын

That does sound intriguing. I’ll give it a go as I’m doing this exact thing and the hub on my ranger is stuck on like a Alabama tic.

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

Alabama tick 😆

Hook a 36 inch pipe wrench on it. And step on the wrench handle. Pops right out

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@LeoRousseau

5 ай бұрын

Noice!!!

I never thought of that. I’m doing that next time instead of messing around with a hammer for god knows how long

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Glad to share another technique 😎

Yup done this before & works great

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Sweet, thanks for confirming for me.

You are AWESOME sir ! Thank you for the wonderful Information!

@3Wheels1Block

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, hope that it helped.

Since that is a bolt in bearing, loosen the 3 screws on the back and put a socket on the bolt with a extension and find something you can jam it with and then hop in the car and turn the wheel, this trick works best for the ram diesel bearings that damn near weld themselves together

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

That's a good idea 😎

@pedroariza7892

Ай бұрын

won't damage the knuckle?

@braedendaniel6261

Ай бұрын

@@pedroariza7892 no sir, u just use the cars power steering like a press to pop it out, I only do this trick when a hammer won’t get it

Thank goodness I found this video I was literally about to rent one of those $200 tools

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped.

Yeah I sheared of two sets of those last week. Sometimes they are just not worth it.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

WOW 😳

I must be lucky as hell. I have never needed a hub puller on a GM truck before and I have changed dozens of those front unit bearings. The hd ram trucks on the other hand I have to use a puller pretty much every time.

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

This was the first time I had to use a puller on a GM truck, I was surprised how stuck it was.

BFH. Harbor freight sledge hammer runs about $15 for the 4lb which in my experience is usually good enough. $25 gets you the 8lb motivator. Maybe it will work once in a while, but I have serious doubts that the hardware store special will hold up against NY rust and corrosion.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

I like that... The motivator😂

a chisel works also wedging it between the knuckle and the bearing if its to thick use a thin screwdriver first and when it starts to separate spray pb blaster and continue to separate by banging on the 4lb sledge hammer.

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

Good idea 😎

Bro you just saved me so much time! Appreciate you

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Glad to help 😎

The rental is free. You just bring it back and get your money back.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

This is true, it does cost you time though and time is money😅

@jvke.p

11 ай бұрын

@@3Wheels1Blockmore time than making an additional trip to the hardware store?😂

@3Wheels1Block

11 ай бұрын

@@jvke.p 😅 depends on which is closer in my case the hardware store is 15 miles closer 😅

@jvke.p

11 ай бұрын

@@3Wheels1Block fair enough 😂

@dvs620

8 ай бұрын

​@@3Wheels1BlockI have 2 Auto Zones, 2 O'Reilly's and an Advanced Auto Parts all within 10 minutes of my house. 🤷🏻‍♂️

freakin brilliant. I had to replace a cv shaft cause i did it the hard way. gonna try this next time i have to change an assembly

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I have found this alternative to be useful in many cases.

Wow that's awesome thanks!!!

This works! I was changing wheel bearings in a 2003 Pontiac Vibe. After about 45mins of pounding and trying different things, my friend knocked out the wheel stud out of frustration, and I said "Do you have a long bolt and some washers and nuts"? He did! About 10mins and it was out.

@3Wheels1Block

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it worked!😎

never had one not fall off! guess is should check things more often.

good advice! many thanks and blessings

@3Wheels1Block

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎

Leave the rotor on. Remove the outer brake shoe put the caliper back on and push the brake after taking the bolts out. Pop. Loose now.. remove caliper and bracket .. Loosen the rotor first if your not replacing it. If you are leave it together

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

That's a cool idea, does this work without damaging the caliper piston from over extension?

Does it work with that much torque from juat the one bolt? Seems like would push it at an angle and bind.. I am fighting mine on a land rover lr2 right now 😢

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

The one bolt will do the trick. It works as a lever, this hub was seriously stuck and this worked like a charm.

You can Do something similar with stuck break rotors

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

You are right, it works great!

This only works if you have a surface to work off. If you have a cutting torch and know how to use it, you can have the hub off in 10 minutes.

I saw Gramps take a 12 foot tire chain that fit over the stud and snug a lug nut on it. He stepped back several feet and suddenly whipped that chain like he was trying to crack a whip. That axle slid all the way out in one try! Lol..

@3Wheels1Block

6 күн бұрын

That's amazing 🤩

I don’t have either of those tools I take the 3 bolt off from the back and smack the top with a 10 pound hammer and never had a issue doing that way, but I live where they don’t salt the roads so makes sense why others struggle.

@Gamermonk999

Жыл бұрын

I've had to do some questionable things to get hubs off. Rust belt isn't fun lol

Thank you for the insights!!

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

You bet! This one helped me out, so I figured I would share.

Thankyou, I used a similar technique

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it worked!

Works great on those rear hubs on Ford Explorers.

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Good to know!

Are we trying to save the hub? Because a few whacks of the hammer around the knuckle makes them fall out pretty quickly.

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your reply, not trying to save this hub it was rusted up in there. My 4 pound hammer wasn't enough for this one.

If your not reusing I've found a good old B.F.H works great.

@3Wheels1Block

11 ай бұрын

This is true in most cases.

I just took off the entire wheel knuckle, whack the back side of the hub and bam 15 sec of hitting and it’s out. I mean you already have the knuckle almost taken out at that point 😂

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you have the knuckle off you have a better shot at smacking it out from the back for sure. Those pesky Axel get in the way otherwise 😅

AMAZING!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Glad to help😎

Fantastic worked a treat cracked the seal and I burked it off with a burker bar.

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

Good deal😎

If you pull or push on that outer flange at all you need a new unit bearing assembly. If it’s already worn out and being replaced that’s great but this could cause it to separate and leave the other half stuck to the knuckle anyway. Instead, loosen the bearing bolts a little at a time and use them to push it out from the back side with a punch or air hammer.

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, this was a bearing that had 300,000+ miles on it and was most definitely worn out. I'm not sure how loosening the bolts a little at a time will work for pushing against the hub, as the bolt thread to the knuckle and you will still have to use an air hammer or some sort of level to move along the fixed plane tangential to the moving hub assembly.

Hub shocker costs about 50 to 100$ online. Depending on what kind u buy and works the best.

I was thinking something similar, thanks much!

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Glad to help 😎

is it easy to remove the stud bolt?

@3Wheels1Block

9 ай бұрын

Take a hammer and tap it through the hub, it should come right out.

Just spin them with an air hammer. Take out the mounting bolts and rock it left and right it will fall right out.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

I will try this👍🏾

@metalsurgeon9196

Жыл бұрын

You will eat a knuckle or two before you get it right unless your a1 with a zip gun.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

@@metalsurgeon9196 😅 you make a valid point 👍🏾

@paisleyprince5280

Жыл бұрын

A good air hammer should be in everyone's tool box anyway.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

@@paisleyprince5280 I definitely have a few, I just know that not everyone does 🤷🏾‍♂️

Thank you very much Works perfect 👌 😎 Thank you Thank you thank you 😊

@3Wheels1Block

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Alot of Hondas have 2 holes(on each side)already present to do this on the rears.

Good idea!

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Save old rotor. Bolt on backwards. Hit with big hammer and spin, repeat

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

If you done need your rotor that is a good idea 👍🏾

Use a pice of wood if you have aluminum carrier/hub otherwise you could put a dent in it. Also a plumbers wrench and sledge hammer works great and it cheap. Just clamp the plumber's wrench to the wheel bearing and 🔨 downward on the Handel the longer the plumber's wrench the more leverage you get👍

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Great idea

@dirtyaznstyle4156

Жыл бұрын

Pipe wrenches are my rounded bolt extractors of choice.

Hell Yeah dude! Good idea.

I’d use the slide hammer. It’s free after u return it and also those bolts don’t have sheer strength that can match the steel of the hub

I just Replace front wheel bearing and hub assembly I just gandered on and say what we can just hit it and come off and I had to figure it out the same way you Done so my idol mr. Farley

@dustinabrams6638

8 ай бұрын

Hub aas seize it on which I to remove Remove both desktops and still played with hose alignment thread boats and back of hope Bob push against steel plate Cooley will work so I can Mobile work it will work

Same thing but just turn the steering wheel

Howd you remove the lug to insert the bolt?

@3Wheels1Block

6 күн бұрын

You can take a hammer and knock it though the hub

Thank you

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Sometimes is more work just to get the wheel studs out.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes, usually a smack with a 4 pound sledge and they pop right through.

Can I do this with 5 lug

@3Wheels1Block

7 ай бұрын

Yes this works with any bolt configuration.

Thanks a lot

@3Wheels1Block

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help

@fromtocanada8965

5 ай бұрын

@@3Wheels1Block you just made my day, I was suffering for a day, and then found your video, and I literally spent 2 minutes to remove it)

@3Wheels1Block

5 ай бұрын

@fromtocanada8965 that's awesome 😎 I'm glad to hear that it worked for you😁

Sometimes that seperates the whole assembly unfortunately but if not its a damn fine way to do it!!!🙌

@Ada-zn3pw

3 ай бұрын

That's what you want if you're replacing a hub assembly.

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

@Ada-zn3pw yes, this hub was trash.

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@clifford_2zero7

3 ай бұрын

​@Ada-zn3pw **sometimes that separates the hub assembly in 2 leaving the guts inside the knuckle making it more of a pain to remove.** But besides that it's a fine way to do it. Rust belt

Loan a tool from oreillys or auto zone is one hell of a trick too

It does not cost $200 to rent a slide hammer. You can improvise one with a sledge & piece of chain. Beats Fing around with low grade bolts that collapse under pressure. Time is $

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, thanks for sharing 👍🏾

Awesomeeeeee

How did u remove the old.bearing slips how did u create two holes???

@3Wheels1Block

5 ай бұрын

I used a hammer and tapped them through the back of the hub assembly.

@mauriciodiaz1310

5 ай бұрын

@@3Wheels1Block thank u boss

Whatsvthe size on the bolt

@3Wheels1Block

4 ай бұрын

1/2" x 13 and 8" long

Sledge hammer from the back you guys make it sound like a nightmare lmfao

Use an extension on the back of the bolts on the wheel bearing position position it in between the bolt and the frame jump in start the vehicle use the. Power steering to press the. Bearing out you're welcome the cliffness and you've been served your healthy dubs of the cliffness.

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's a good idea 👍🏾

I got the 3 Size gear puller for 40 bucks

Use jack bolts all the time 😂 works like a charm

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍🏾

That bolt would bend in a heartbeat if dealing with a stubborn bearing, wouldn't waste the money folks.

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

😆 if work when a sledgehammer didn't.... I'm going to have to find another frozen one I guess 🤷🏾‍♂️

Damn that's genius

@3Wheels1Block

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Now how can we push the barrings out and install new ones without a shop to do it?🙏

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped 😎

Grade 2 all thread

How do I do this on a 2017 Toyota carolla? Used a hammer to push a stud out but the head of the stud doesn’t have space to come out has a little room to were I can get a cutting disk in there and cut it and push it out little by little do yall think that would work?

@3Wheels1Block

4 ай бұрын

If you are replacing the bearing assembly I would cut the stud, since the new assembly comes with new studs. Be sure to use a piece of flat stock steel or tube when you use the screw lever so you don't damage the aluminum control arm.

Rubber mallet and love taps, super inexpensive unless you’re talking about the barring itself and not the assembly

Is there ever a chance of this damaging the knuckle? I've never seen it happen but these newer cheap cars worry me. Everything is so fragile

@3Wheels1Block

5 ай бұрын

If the knuckle is cast, it is unlikely. It is aluminum, use a piece of steel stock to distribute the load.

5 pound mallet gets them out every time. We grown men over here

Awesome idea

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

make sure they are the case harden ones

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Definitely 😁

"Sliding right off" - yehh right 😂 . When I Do this, the bolts just bend and the damn wheel bearing are still stuck #@¥!*!

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

😬uh oh

What I did for my car is just take out the driveshaft get a socket put it on the back of the bearing and beat it out just have to be careful to not hit the little abs piece

@3Wheels1Block

10 ай бұрын

That is an option 🤠

How do you put the new one on after?

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Grease the new hub, place the same location and tighten it with the bolts, it should go right in.

So how do you put it back in?

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

This hub was replaced by a new one. The bearing was completely worn out.

Anyone ever heard of a pneumatic hammer? They're pretty cool..

NAPA rents tools for free if you buy their parts. And a lot of parts are lifetime warranty. This is smart tho

the issue how do you put the new one ?

@3Wheels1Block

Ай бұрын

Installation is the same as any other process, this video just shows another means of removal.

I've always used a tow.strap and my truck or winch

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Please tell me more about how you do this? Do you pull it off using a tow strap hooked to another truck? How do you hold the vehicle you're are pulling? I can almost move the truck with a big slide hammer when it's on a jack stand. 😅

work nice

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Can I do that with my Honda

@3Wheels1Block

3 ай бұрын

Depends on the year, some Honda hubs are pressed in beating.

cool trick one i;; never forget

@3Wheels1Block

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Wonder if this works on rx8 rear hubs

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

It should

That's great if the bearing does not separate instead of coming out of the steering knuckle

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

Daninator had this happen on his 02 Silverado using the proper slide hammer tool 😆

What’s the bolts info ? I don’t want those long bolts to break ….

@3Wheels1Block

8 ай бұрын

I used a 1/2"-13 grade 5 fastener, you can step up to grade 8 for more strength.

could this damage the wheel bearing or hub?

@3Wheels1Block

Жыл бұрын

This is used when removing a damaged wheel bearing assembly. So I was not concerned about damaging the bearing. The hub is ductile iron and sees way more destructive force than a single bolt can present. Thanks for watching 👍🏾