Modern Vespa

Good day to everyone.

In my constant power struggle with my '64 Allstate puzzle, I am trying to take the front axle out to replace the bearings. The axle is currently winning. I have the dust cover off the back, speedo pinion out, and the retainer nut removed exposing the r.h. bearing. As best as I can tell from the diagram in the parts manual, this should be enough to drive the axle out. Several strikes from the dead blow hammer have not moved it.

Any suggestions?

As always, thanks for the advice.
Justin

Got it figured out. I used a vice to hold the housing in place and used a little bit more force. The hub side bearing was cracked and rusted which was holing it in place.

The big trick now will be to get the bearing off...

Is the bearing stuck on the axle? If that's the case, you can get a bearing puller. It's got jaws that hook onto the bearing and a screw that you tighten to pulling the bearing right off.

No go on a puller or a separator. The outer race was cracked on the bearing which makes it impossible to clamp on to. Another added difficulty was the welds for the studs sticking up far enough to prevent getting a good grip on the bottom of the bearing.

I went with the tried and true method of using the torch to heat the inner race then pull it off with vice grips. The only downside is that today I had to take the axle in to make sure it was still straight and balanced. (It might have been cheaper to buy a replacement.)

Glad you got it off. I cut a bearing off of a crank once with a dremmel tool. The inner race was stuck. I tried the torch and that didn't work. I cut it almost though on one side being careful not to touch the crank. I put a large screwdriver in the cut and tapped it with a hammer. The metal in the bearing is hardened so it cracked in half and fell off.