Cheap & Easy Way to Install Bearing Races! 

I just used your method. I lightly greased the hub, and started the new race, using a brass hammer. The old ground down race finished the job. Brilliant! Thanks and cheers!

Great tip! You can also cut once through the old race and then use it and it'll squeeze together

After installing the races on my first trailer wheel the old way (with hammer and punch), I tried this method. What a difference. I used an angle grinder to grind down my old race; 10 minutes tops. Boy, did it make the installation on my second wheel so much easier, faster, AND without the fear of the punch slipping and scoring the new race. Thanks for sharing.

Step 1: Take old race to store. Buy a socket that has the same diameter. Step 2: Use extension with socket, use hammer on extension, thus driving socket and race down into hub. Step 3: Return socket you just used. Step 4: buy a 6 pack.

I used the old inner and outer races, didn’t file them but still got similar effects and saved lots of time. Thank man!

I have heard of this before but you adding relieving the outer diameter is smart . I thought even annealing the old race by heating to cherry red and then cooling slowly would make it so two hardened surfaces wouldn't be banging together would be good. Maybe overkill though. Thanks for posting .

Very good and thank you as I was over thinking this process. 😀

Very helpful - thank you

Throw the race in the freezer for about 30 minutes come back itll go in easy

Oh I see. The trick is to have a machine shop instead of a bearing and seal driver

Good idea, but your stuttering and stammering dragged 10 seconds of info out to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="92">1:32</a>. Also put new race in freezer for a few hours to shrink it a bit.