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By Jim Eubanks, Powell, TN on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 06:03 pm:Does anyone make this tool for front hub bearings.
Ford Model T Front Wheel Bearing Race Fixture Like 5-Z-313 Or 3-Z-2316
( 231471720805 )
Bottom number is the tbay number of one that recently sold for big bucks. I believe Langs carried this at one time.
By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 06:36 pm:Big Bucks ????????????? I found an original several years ago after searching for over 20 years and I paid way more than that ! I'd have paid that price in a heart beat.
By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 06:46 pm:I had a fellow make a couple sets,one for me and he kept the other set.
By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 06:51 pm:Looks like it wouldn't be too hard to make with a lathe. (though I've had success pressing in front wheel bearing races using old slightly ground down races to press with.)
By Jim Eubanks, Powell, TN on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 09:11 pm:This would be a great item for a vendor to have made and I am sure they could be produced in quantity for considerably less than $75 and still leave room for the vendor to add a mark up.
By Ted Dumas on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 09:29 pm:For the last 60 years this old blacksmith has always just used a punch and hammer. The more troublesome job is getting the races out on early hubs without a notch.
By Clayton Swanson on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 10:35 pm:on early hubs, weld a bolt to the race, and then drive it out with a punch!
By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 10:45 pm:These tools are for installing a set of races,not removing them. The early hubs are very tough to do. Some of the races arn't rounded on the outer edge enough to seat properly.
By Ted Dumas on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 10:57 pm:Jack,
I use a punch and hammer to install bearing races. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I do have more trouble removing them than installing them. My pacemaker has sidelined my arc welding.
Ted
By Clayton Swanson on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 11:22 pm:Jack, thanks for clarifying. must be ball bearing races on the subject then?
By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 11:45 pm:I am trying to switch an early set of ball bearing races to the roller bearings. I think I grabed the wrong races as I'm not able to get them seated fully . I had this tool made to assist in that project.
By Colin Mavins Winnipeg,Canada on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 01:02 am:yes Jack there are two types of race one is square bottom edge which needs to be ground off to make it fit the other is made with a rounded edge they seat perfectly
By Peter Kable - Kiama NSW OZ on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 03:43 am:Here is what Colin is describing.
By G.R.Cheshire on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 06:49 am:call me crazy but I just use a socket the right size and a press puts them in nice and even every time 
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