Anyone have, or know, of a puller strong enough, to force the frozen wheel bearings loose, for their replacement, the fronts, as well as the rears?

Harbor has one for around $65-70, looks strong enough, if its as advertised.

Is it constructed in such a way to work on our cars???

A BIG slide knocker, would probably work on the fronts, rather crude. The rears look like another story, you will need to press those out. OK can we get a tool to do both, use controlled force, not to ruin anything, by using too crude a tool, with over use of force? The crude Jaguar rear puller, begs for another, WAY better tool, for that price.

 

The following hydraulic tool I have used for a number of things but not a wheel bearing.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydraulic-G...IAAOSwqu9VOqba

 

A proper hydraulic press is your best bet here - the Harbor Freight version (20 ton, which is the one I have) works just fine. You would need to remove the knuckles - you cannot to this properly in situ

 

I have that as well.

I have so many tools but still come out way way ahead of paying someone else to do the work.

 

No floor space, or i would have one.

Question right now being, getting the front wheel bearings, rusted, as well as bolted to the hub, off while still on the car, not installing them.

Bearings, on the front are held in place, by bolts, corrosion, & rust, in the case of the 07.

The 04's came off without much resistance at all, but its a southern car, from the Carolina's.

Will worry how to to get rear bearings out & back in after the rear hubs are off the car.

One thing at a time, lining things up in my mind, so that everything that's needed is there before one starts.

 

The following is post I made to a Lincoln LS list in 2009 to remove the front wheel bearing on the Lincoln. I believe the XJ is similar

Tried all the methods listed.

1. Loosened the screws holding the bearing in and beat on them. No good.
2. Placed a cold chisel on the bearing/knuckle seam and beat on it. No good.
3. Repeated both after heating the knuckle with propane torch. No good.

Finally at the suggestion of a coworker:

Removed the five wheel studs.
Bought 5-1 1/2 inch long 7/16 inch dia. fully threaded bolts, 10 washers and 5 nuts.
Installed the nuts fully on the bolts.
Placed the two washers on the bolt (against the outside of the nut).
Placed each of these, washer end first into each of the stud holes (thread end fist through the stud access hole in the knuckle, into the hub stud hole)..
After installing all five (they are a tight fit when passing the bearing flange), I positioned the hub so that each bolt head would bear up against the knuckle.
Loosened the nuts so that the bolt head pressed into the knuckle.
Slowly loosened each bolt, separating the hub from the knuckle.
The bearing fought the whole way out but it did come out.

 

Ranchero did something similar on his XK. Have a look at his thread here for ideas Front Hub removal

 

I did similar on my front bearing assemblies. But mine appeared to be the original bearing assemblies and using the bolts helped a little. Mine were heavily corroded in place. The bolts at least put pressure behind the assemblies and I had to use all sorts of tools to shock the bearing assemblies off the front hubs. I had to use mallets and even a cold chisel to break them free. This took hours. I too didn't have the room in the garage so I had to take this brute force approach to get the assemblies off with the assemblies in situ. After I had done the work my local Jaguar indi asked how I had replaced them myself. He noticed they were new when I got him to service the gearbox oil and filters etc. When I told him, he stated that he also takes a similar approach. He stated that he raises the cars on the garage lift and uses a sledgehammer and brute force to get them out whilst on the car !

 

Thanks everyone;

Looks like a slide knocker IS the tool of choice for the fronts.

Whats the best rear bearing removal tool, so the removal tools are ready. when i am?

 

Yes I agree wingrider. I had a really difficult time getting mine out as I think they had been on the car for over 130K miles. I'd say get the largest/heaviest slide hammer you can that will fit

Unfortunately I've not done the rears so I can't give you any advice on those I'm afraid.

Good luck.

Thanks,

Chris

 

Slide hammer was useless to break things loose.
Angle with 4 holes 2 used to bolt onto wheel studs.
Other two, bolts against knuckle, impact gun started things to open a bit.
Cold, as well as tired from working for way too many hours.
Sprayed more panther pi--, letting things soak.

 

Hi wingrider,

Yes, as I said in my reply, mine were a nightmare to get off. I had to use the bolts and lots of shear and utter brute force to get them out whilst on the car. I used a mix of bolts putting pressure with mallets and cold chisels. It took about 4 hours of constant impacts to get mine to begin to move. Once they freed then the bolts got them out.

My indie garage uses a sledgehammer to get them out whilst standing underneath the car on a garage lift !

The only other way to get them out is to get the hub leg off the car and press it out on a bench.

Thanks,

Chris

 

NEO Cat has a solution as to making a puller.

He wrote;

I used a piece of heavy angle iron that I drilled hole s to go over 2 wheel studs and tightened down with lug nuts. then I ran 2 bolts thru holes in the angle outside The diameter of the hub .The bolts pushed against the flat spots on the steering knuckle to push the bearing out.Think I took the dust shield off also before running the bolts thru.

Worked like a charm, but i left the dust shield on.

Used a small piece of steel to protect it,as well as the knuckle

Put it over the rivets for a solid push point.

After the first one which was a learning point.

The other side was done in about an hour, start to finish