Civic EX broken hub
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Civic EX broken hub
i have a 90 civic EX and like a dumbass I tried to press the hub bearing out without removing the retaining ring. The like 1/8 thick end of the knuckle just broke off as the bearing came out. Does anyone know if those knuckles are cast iron? I think I’m gonna try to build up weld on the end and re machine it out. Idk what to do because ex knuckles are almost impossible to find.
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Re: Civic EX broken hub
Do you have any pictures? Maybe you could bore the center out and machine a sleeve with the retaining ring groove in it to go back in?
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Re: Civic EX broken hub
I actually came up with an idea. i think im going to cut out a circular ringa little smaller than the width of the hole at about 1/8 thick and bolt it to the face of the knuckle where the bearing goes in. I'll use the ring in place of a retaining clip. this way i wont risk cracking it more by welding it.
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Re: Civic EX broken hub
This is what I ended up doing. I grinded off the surface of the knuckle flush with the edge where the bearing sits. Then I made a plate to go over it. The lip comes just over the edge of the outer bearing race eliminating the need for a snap ring. We’ll see how it works.
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