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It happens when the bearing crumbles in the case of the mechanism, so when removing it is impossible to catch on its cage. In this case, neither pullers nor breakdowns will help. However, there is a tricky way to remove the clip even if it is left without an inner ring, cage, and balls. He does not force anything to be cut, risking damage to the case.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Tools for removing the clip:


  • a whole bearing of the same size;
  • elongated pliers with curved jaws;
  • screwdriver;
  • head or tube;
  • hammer
  • grease for bearings.

How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Knocking out clips


A jammed clip does not have a hard surface that can be hit, so you need to put an inner ring and balls into it. They can be removed from an old seized or broken bearing.
A similarly sized bearing is disassembled.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

From it sidewalls break down.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Next, you need to remove the separator.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

If it is plastic, it is simply pry off with a screwdriver and removed. If there is a steel separator, it must be knocked out by punches between the balls. After breaking, he breaks out with pliers.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

The separator itself is no longer needed, so you can not stand on ceremony with it.
Having released the separator, you need to move all the balls to one side to get a clearance.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Further, the inner ring is captured by elongated pliers and is turned to the lumen.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

After displacement, the balls drop out of the bearing and the ring is removed from the upper cage. It’s easy, you can handle it without a vise.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Now you need to put the extracted parts on a jammed clip in the housing. To do this, a thick lubricant is applied around its circumference.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Balls are glued onto it, laying on one side.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

After their installation, the inner ring is started.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

Next, you need to separate the balls, distributing them evenly. They can wedge, so you may need to use a screwdriver.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

After assembling the bearing, it can be knocked out in the usual way. Before that, it is worth warming the case with a hairdryer.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

From heating, it will expand, increasing the bore diameter, which facilitates knocking out. A head is applied to the reverse side of the bearing and several hammer blows are applied to it. You can also use a puller.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

This method of course will make you tinker a bit, but it is many times easier than trying to weld to the clip. No need to cut or drill anything, risking harm to the housing in which the clip sits.
How to knock a bearing race out of a housing without special tools

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Comments (2)
  1. Vadim
    #1 Vadim Guests August 12, 2019 04:37
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    it is easier to select the socket head according to the size of the clip and squeeze out the old clip with it
    1. petrovich
      #2 petrovich Guests August 17, 2019 10:18 p.m.
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      Vadim and how to deal with the landing limiter

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