1996 Pete 379 bearing race

Just punch and hammer out, I would use a race driver to hammer new ones in though.

 

Aluminum or iron hubs?

 

You can get by with a drift punch and a good heavy hammer and keep working it around. The cups will bind in an aluminum hub really easy so go little at a time and keep switching sides when hitting or in a star pattern like tightening a wheel. Lube the hub with gearlube before putting the new cup in and make sure its burr free.

This tool is the cats ### if you can beg, barrow or steal one from someone. Bit pricey for one job. Makes short work of it anyhow.

Universal Bearing Cup Installer | OTC Tools

 

On iron hubs, it just drive them out and in as already mentioned. Aluminum is different story. A weld a bead on inside of bearing cup and quench with water to shrink cup. Usually just about falls out. To install is like cooking a pizza, preheat oven to 275 and cook hub until 250. I put cups in freezer. Do one side at time, with a reheat required. Cups usually fall all the way in.

 

Best to do the oven trick when the kitchen boss is out of town for a couple days so the oven has a chance to air out. LMAO

 

welding on the race is no necessary if you don't have a welder just makes them come out a little easier you can just drive them out with a punch without doing anything else.