LostAndFound

my lude has 240k miles, i plan on autox soon so new bearings are in my future, plus i have to replace a stripped wheel stud.

so I was contemplating buying a shop press. Will a 12 ton shop press do the job, or how many tons are needed for wheel bearings. thanks.

onefastrx7turbo

yea, that should be more than enough. harbor freight is your friend

LostAndFound

ah yes exactly where i was planning on getting it from. can anyone else confirm that 12 ton is enough. "should be" doesn't quite cut it, but thanks for the input.

AzCivic1.6

so how much is one of those?

red92s

I can't see it taking 24,000 pounds of force to remove a wheel bearing

TruNinja619

you can hammer a wheel bearing out and in... but a press will make it all too easier..

I say you take the knuckle(s) to a shop and pay 'em some money to have them pressed out.... rather than buying one...

Qfactor

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yeah bring out the BIG F*CKING hammer so that you can destroy it while you're at it.

LostAndFound

yea id rather not do the hammer method.

besides 4 bearings x $30 each to press in = $120 same price as a press. plus i have another car with 170k miles on original bearings still.