Rear Hub bearings

[mgcjag]

Hi All....any tips re fitting inner and outer drive shaft bearings to the aluminium hub carrier.....have heard of heating the carrier and freezing the bearings to fit easier.....any advice....thanks... Steve

[JagWaugh]

I just use a press. The Al is relatively soft and there isn't that much interference in the fit.

[abowie]

As Andrew says. I usually just use a hammer and a drift, although I have recently bought this which makes the job easier.

[mgcjag]

Thanks guys.....i have a press..... Steve

[265bhp]

Steve

Having just fitted new bearings to the rear hubs and bearing rings to the aluminium hub carriers without the need for any kind of press I cannot recommend the use of heat and cold strongly enough...they dropped in effortlessly
A combination of 2 hours in the freezer and 15 mins with a hot air gun for the appropriate parts and you should have the same success as I just did

No need for a press so far...

Jonathan