Looking to replacing the bearing on the drive side, but will need to remove the ratchet ring first, i have the tool, i have a vice, the wheel is built up but it will not budge, is there something to do to loosen this off a bit, seems to be seriously tight, i'm managing to move the entire workbench without even coming close to breaking the torque!
Will some penetrator do a job, i note there's a rubber seal on the ring, so not sure if penetrator will get through this in any great deal?
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Yep that's pretty much how I remember it being.. had tool in the vice, vice bolted to a 14' bench that was bolted to the garage wall.. it was touch and go whether my eyeballs were going to ping across the garage before the damn thing finally gave way and I nearly skewered myself on the tool board behind the bench..!! 😀
You will need to fix the bench down and then increase the leverage on the wheel. I strapped a couple of metres of timber to the wheel and heaved on it VERY hard indeed.
I got one of the ratchet tools that takes a 1/2 inch drive, jammed the wheel against a step and used my biggest breaker bar, hasn't failed me yet.
On the plus side, as long as you use a high quality bearing (SKF, NTN etc.) and make sure you fit it properly (drive it in with a press ideally), that bearing should last you another 10 years or so before you need to change it again. I've got a 240s rear hub that's 15 odd years old and I've only had to change that bearing once.