Trying Out The OTC Hub Grappler 6575 Kit
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- Come along with Eric O. at the SMA shop as he replace a press in front wheel bearing in a Ford Fusion using the new (new to him) OTC Hub 6575 Grappler. This is a perfect edition to his older OTC Hub Tamer.
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that's strange, when i do bearings there's lots more swearing and physical injury. You must be doing it wrong 😂 haha nice work
LMAO!!
And blood... LMAO
I watch these guys on TH-cam and every bolt comes loose and some of them like last video I watched the guy even used an adjustable wrench with a torks bit in it for taking out tork screws and needle nose pliers for snap rings yet I use snap on tools and every bolt fights me and half strip or break lmao I guess it wasn't meant to be. I'm replacing the water pump on my pontiac vibe Thursday or Friday. Wish me luck
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍
Yea when pulling a wheel bearing I usually want to cause physical harm to someone while motherfucking the world.
my girlfriend just said " I hear you're watching your online boyfriend again, I recognize the guys voice"
she even quoted the "here's you're problem lady !" Lmao
'There's yer problem, lady', and my wife says it all the time
Ditto. My wife says the same thing.
It needs to be on the SMA apparel!
@@Syncopia Yeah. "Here's your problem lady" t-shirt. If would be worth it to have.
My wife says he sounds like Beetlejuice.
Hey Eric that snap ring landed in my garden...you want it shipped back?!
you wouldnt like rust free automotive...you only need like... 6 tools.
I laughed a little too hard on this one
And you can never find the 10 mm socket!
I have thought about how nice it must be to be live in a place that doesn't use salt.
I really like the extra detail you put in your work. In this video for example cleaning the bearing surface before installing the new bearing. I'm suprised how many channels you find where they just press the new bearing in without cleaning the bearing surface. It drives me crazy when I see guys not cleaning a bearing surface, reusing cotter pins, not removing grease from brake pads, and other things.
Nice work Eric !
Thanks Ron
He's called a *PROFESSIONAL* for a reason.
For the guys who only have a cut-off tool... slice a groove across the face of the race 3/4s deep and hit it with a wide chisel. Will usually crack the race so you can slide it right off. Works great on Diff carrier bearings after the cage is removed. Be careful not to cut too deep
I just put the hub in a vise and use an air hammer and chisel between the race and hub. Gives me enough space to use a puller... Or more realistically continue using the air hammer to push it off. Takes like 3 minutes. Easy peazy
Make is a video
17:43 I am going to start wearing safety glasses watching your videos. Sheesh.
You might have good hearing now, but believe me if you don't use hearing protection you will loose the ability to hear good. Please save your hearing because you won't ever get it back. Your young enough to save it, I'm not, but I use protection all the time now to save what I have left. I love your channel, good job.
Seriously, he's not kidding. Hearing protection. Eye protection. Every time.
I'm mid 20s and I can tell when my power tools are too loud! 45db folks
With the guys who haven't worked a day in their lives please don't comment.
Switch to electric tools, air tools are far too noisy. There are a ton of very good cordless that`ll do much of the work you need including impacts. Use air tools only when absolutely necessary, it has saved myself a lot of ear ringing.
Doug Peterson Yeah I totally agree. Between growing up in a NRA family and discovering Dad’s air tools , my hearing is 💩💩💩
Cool way cutting notches to remove the race, BUT...Go low tech, I use my little dremel with its little 3/4 or 1 inch cut off wheel and cut the race at the hub, with the cut off wheel at slight angle to axle sleeve so I dont cut the hub, then when nearly thru just one bang with hammer and chisel it splits the race every time. I've done 3 that way and never has taken more than 3-5 mins to do so.
Go low tech and listen to Navy Submariner who had to do this at sea using only my teeth!
Also how I've always done it
One thing that I learned in the navy was that every Mechanic has THEIR own favorite way of doing what works for them. I had to learn 5 different ways of doing the same thing once.
Then after I became the trainer later on. I tried to find out what the trainee was comfortable with, if possible, Then taught them the Navy Aviation Book way, the "Don't do that" way, & the reduce your repetitive motion way.
At least one guy went on to Retire an E-8 after 26 years.
I do a similar process only after I use an air hammer with a dull chisel to knock it off. It is much faster.
Based upon this and a couple other reviews of the OTC 6575 kit, I ordered this kit and 4 bearing assemblies and DIY on my Altima. I managed to break the first forcing screw by omitting the necessary lube AND forgetting to remove the bearing snap ring. Got a 2nd forcing screw ($55) and applied lube liberally before utilizing it. The rear bearings were super easy while the front ones were nothing short of a pain in the buttocks. Now my personal conveyance drives much quieter than it has in a few months. Its difficult to tell when it began, The bearing noise gradually sneaks up on ya. Overall the OTC 6575 kit was a great investment in my ever growing collection of tools. Thanks Eric!
Hi Eric. I use a small cut wheel & grind side ways on the race. Once you get most of the way through just put a chisel in the cut & hit it with a hammer & she splits enough to slid off. Just another way to approach it. Love your videos. Watch them a lot. You are very good with electrical issues. Keep up the good work
Dremel?
Wiz wheel
@@Enonymouse_
cut off wheel.
Exactly what I do... Dremel EZLok abrasive disk, almost all the way through, sharp(ened) chisel, pow with the crack hammer... off
I always apply a little bit of white lithium grease on the outside of the bearing, and inside of the race before I install the bearing. 😊
You monster, robbing us of brake cleaner in a video :P
:( I repent I repent!
Safety Glasses please.
We got a Grappler at our shop about a year ago. Very handy! Used to take the knuckle off and take it to the machine shop to press the bearings. Depending how busy they were, could have a car torn apart on the lift all day. Just did a Kia Sedona last week and it only took an hour or so. Of course, between phone calls. :)
Ahhhh the PHONE!!
when i have to get the race off, i take a grinder and make a diagonal cut in it, then take a chisel and a hammer to crack the cut and then you can usually walk walk it off the hub. neat little trick i learned at work. it is a huge time saver.
And i just wanted your large evap diag video on the pontiac torrent, and found it very helpful! Im in the market to get an autel scanner along with alot of astro tools after seeing your use of them, so a very big thank you from a fellow technician!
Watched* not wanted. Silly autocorrect
i was taught the same thing at work. Grind a line across it and use a chisel to crack it.
Excellent video. It's real, not staged, full of typical things that we hacks run into all the time. You handled the challenges and irritations professionally. I like your creativity when met with a challenge. Work the problem people.
Thanks
*@**15:20* Mr. O's tool is so big and powerful- that his balls are hitting the floor.
Looks like a great tool! Great tip on using the vice grips to hold the puller. Never thought about do that before!
What kinda farmer are you if you don't know every vice grip trick in the book!? Come on Jay your letting me down here haha See you do need some IPA. It clears the mind!
LMAO, I never even owned a pair of C-clamp vice grips until a couple years ago. Now I do know a few regular vice grip tricks though ;) IPA clears minds eh? Not the ones I've tried :D
Great tool. Be careful of the book. First time I used it, was doing a Escort Zx2. The manual said I should use the 311882 receiving cup and the 314305 adapter to force the bearing out. The 314305 was to large. It was on the body of the knuckle meaning it couldn’t press the bearing out . Needed to use a larger receiving cup and a smaller adapter.
I always put the bearing in the freezer to ease installation whenever there is a interference fit. Dissimilar temperature sometimes will surprise you. Fork stem bearing on a motorcycle is the opposite, you would heat it up.
Just take bolts out and drive it around Brooklyn a mile. Hub will be out quick.LOL.
Haha no kiddin! The roads there are bad!
Another great video.
I didn't think the Hub Grappler would be strong enough. I've always removed the knuckle and used a 20 ton Norco Shop Press. And there has been times I've seen that thing get stressed and struggle a bit.
17:19 17:44 This man says *WHOA* with more enthusiasm than the current Crash Bandicoot 🤣😂👌🏾
I'd really like to see this job on a mkiv Jetta. That bearing race is impossible to get off without ruining the abs sensor ring. At least for me it is. I'd love to see a method for getting them off without ruining anything that matters. Great work, BTW!
Facts!💯 Did one this week both front and stubborn as shit..
Time you spent on the hub why not just put a new hub on it?
Every time that I have to use my air hammer at work now, I'm always like "Big Nasty for the win!"
I'm gonna quote myself from a Jafromobile video cause I'm too lazy to type it out.
Anyways you can buy the hub puller part of that kit off amazon for about $100, buy a HF kit for 80ish, upgrade forcing nut and screw and you pretty much have the whole grappler kit for $200ish. The 2 "bearing washers" from the HF kit are just about the perfect size to pull hubs out with.
"C. Williams3 months ago^ This guy right here. I did the same exact thing, with the addition of upgrading the forcing screw and nut from the harbor freight kit I picked up for 80 bucks. The OTC brand stuff is good quality. The hub puller part number is OTC 6575-1. The HF kit has everything else you need. OTC forcing screw Part # 503052 Forcing Nut Part # 311881. Pictures are wrong on Amazon, read the reviews it will confirm the right stuff. I've done 3 wheel bearings so far and its all working great, just be sure to lube the hell out of the threads before you use it. "
Eric O , You have really inspired me to work on my Subaru. It takes a little more time but I love the way you run through and simplify the diagnostic process. Keep up the great work on TH-cam. Again thanks EJones.
Gosh that grinding wheel was close to your index. I guess you know what you're doing but it scared me a little LOL
Angle grinders are ruthless. I've worked with the things all my life cutting ductile iron pipes. I've seen what it does to those who get careless and it ain't pretty. He should've worn gloves at least
Safety tip: secure the part in a bench vice instead of holding it by hand!!! I learned the hard way 43 years ago when I almost severed my thumb!!! And I was holding the part with pliers.
Clean out that snap ring groove with pick and wire brush and test fit the snap ring before you press the bearing in. Using a more easily controlled snap ring tool helps, like NAPA Part #: SER 2012.
So glad both my vehicles have hub assemblies, bolt off... bolt on... job done
Lot easier for sure!
Mine too. I'm not getting this, you still end up with the old hub. Pretty crappy design IMO.
For those of us that do not have a bearing puller and find that the outer bearing race is still stuck into the hub etc.
Hopefully you will have a stick welder hidden in ur workshop!
Weld around the inner circumfrance of the inner bearing race!
The welding will force the race to shrink and you can gently tap it free from the hub!
A tip from an old timer!
Something I have never seen on u tube!
Let me know if it works for you!
Excellent procedure, my grandaughter has a Saturn Vue, wheel bearings are failing after I have replaced them both two time, just looking for an idea to put good Timken bearings in the old hubs. How to separate the spindle from the bearing. This bearing kit you use looks to be the ticket for the job. Thanks for all the great videos!
That cut off wheel being less than an inch from your money makers man.. I know going to a vice isn't always worth it... but I'm sure you have seen them explode, usually from an apprentice. But it could have been the guy who used it before you.. you gotta a lot of trust.
use a split bearing puller on the bearing race works good.
That's a cool tool but I like to kick it old skool and jam the spindle in my shop press!!! I like when the bearing goes pop att 10 tons of pressure. Keep up the good work sir!!
Oh yeah :D I love that sound! th-cam.com/video/-ThD5YReick/w-d-xo.html
Nice job, but I felt something was missing.... On an unrelated note, I have an unexplained urge to go to my garage and spray Brakleen on something.
Haha get some!
lol love this video. Been watching you for 7 years. After working for a dealer and city. I’m finally starting my business, because of you always saying if , I can do it you can do it, and I’m finally doing it 😢. Thank you. 🙏
That snap ring almost hit me in the eye.
Gotta duck!
South Main Auto Repair safety squints were engaged
@@SouthMainAuto Not the first reaction on the list when your neck is not 100% (lol). Over here, we vered right rather fast.
Right tools for the job is so true.let the tools do the work. Hang in there brother
Oh yeah, finally some rusty wheel bearing work with air tools!!! That's what I subscribe for.
Haha hey Tom, yeah I try to throw in some nuts and bolt videos in between the other stuff :)
I've seen a video of a guy using a torch to heat the race wile spinning the hub on the vice and the race expanse and falls rite off id like to try it some day seems ezey but it could have been movie magic .
That hub grapler is a nice kit, i'm so jelous. I've done some DIY jobs with some stuff i borrowed from a machineshop and those terrible one use chinese kits on ebay. 😂
No more brake clean??
Thanks for these videos, Eric.
Hey there. Back about 35 years or so that pic you use to clean out the locking clip groove,was a cotter pin tool. But sure made a good pic. Keep up the good work.
Normally i just cut the race of with a cut off Wheel and use a chiesel with a rag over the race and smack it so it breaks and it can be slit of easy
Good tip with the rag over it first :D
I only cut a small groove into one side of the race then hit it with the air hammer, takes 2 mins or less.
I do the same. Comes off quick with no special tools. Any press fit stuff on the wheels I take off with a cutoff wheel and chisel. Titan axle seals I've gotten down to 15 minutes a side from when the wheels come off the ground to when they hit the ground. Includes R&R axle bearing and spacer.
That's a great tool to have at your shop especially with a rust bucket so you have to work with but what do you have rust buckets or not that's a damn good tool for removing all those pain in the ass bearings as usual Eric thank you for doing the videos over and out .
If that was my car, I would want the Hub replaced, for obvious reasons...
Help us mere mortals by telling us why
Pip Parker ?? Hub replacement?? Excessive Rust in CV axle spline area or spline wear?? Desire for an “easy” new set of wheel studs?? Hub face extremely rusted?? Beats me what he’s getting at. Did you figure anything out??
I prefer to put a new hub than spend time and breathing metal shavings or even worse damaging the hub. But seems like it does the job.
I flinched when the snap ring flew out. I'll wear my safety glasses next video.
I'm wearing my safety glasses and my safety pants , ( leather front leggings on top of jeans ) and safety boots .
You just can't be too safe this side of a video .
I used harbor freight wheel bearing kit but you have to pull the hub out with a seperatly purchased slide hammer which really hurt my hands which still hurt 3 days after.
my hurt hands are why I decided to purchase this kit.
Good video, but where's the Good Stuff? How can you clean without it? My life is in shambles Lmao
Lol Next time I promise!
My old man could usually beat the shit out of it in and out and the bearing is bad again in 20 mins again !!!!
Love the grappler.... lol 'there's the phone again!'
Hah true story!
Finger danger close to cutoff wheel Will Robinson!
Big nasty needs its own intro sound effect
Hmmm have to think of a good one!
It does in the newer videos
To get the inner bearing race off the old hub (or you can buy a new hub), put the hub flange in the vise. Use a chisel and hammer to wedge and move the race just far enough to clear the pullers jaws or you can use two pry bars opposite each other. Put away your torches and grinding wheels. Stop the hackery
I have found over the years that it's best to install a new hub in the new bearing. Seen too many times that reusing hub leads to premature bearing failure.
thanks man i just bought this grappler , perfect video
25:10 What a shattered socket can do to an eyeball is pretty horrific. Hate to see anyone lose an eye especially when the safety glasses are on their head!
that was swell !
Thanks for the inspiration
Keep on trucking (from France) !
Thanks!
My wife calls you Porn !!! Hahahahaha She asked me if I'm watching porn all the time with my headphones on LMMFAO
not any fun without the rust
I know right!?
Trust me, it's a lot more fun without the rust. First being from Pittsburgh and now living in Arizona. RUST SUCKS!!! My pal Max is from Montreal and now lives here in Phoenix too. He's a professional Lexus mechanic and thanks God everyday that he no longer needs to deal with rust.
Good job! But please wear glasses. That snap ring could have gone wrong for you.
"That's for our headphone users" Thanks!
Haha YW!
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Nothing like starting your day with a new SMA video. It's better then a cup of joe. Now I have to get one but hey you could never have to many tools right?
Another amazing video Eric.
That's right!
a brand new upgraded tool, that will still not remove a bearing race.
Leave it to ford to come up with a Toyota idea of putting bearings in. Ahh makes life easier. Remember on those snap rings, always keep the champhered side out.
flat side out fool...
hey erick!is good to know what kind of tools you use to make your job easier and faster but i really want to know what kind of training or books you read to keep yourself updated!!!tx..
'For our head-phone users.'
..... thanks.
Haha YW!
*@**29:24* Cut a piece of pizza box to size, lay on top of tools- close lid. That will never happen again. Kits like that usually come with a flimsy black foam- that gets lost or beat up and thrown away.
Ok ordering Pizza Hut right now...
Sorry haven't watched all vid but why not just a cut off wheel across the bearing inner race & crack it with a chisel to get it off the hub ?
Oh you could have for sure but this way here we are sure not to grove the spindle
and his way he gets to use all those thousands of dollars worth of specialty tools that will sit in tool box 360 days out of each year
Cause he just got the fuckin hub grappler karin
Nice video of tool in use! When removing inner race with a small lip I never use a rattle gun to start it, most often just takes hammer energy and vibrates arms off. I tighten it, spray some good ole go quickly spray on shaft, go answer the persistent phone.When I get back it I usually can tighten more or a strike on the bolt head of the tool and it's away. Even with an acme thread have found rattle guns hammer action can bind threads whereas a smooth crank on it doesn't. But there is always the exception to every rule, but as you say, we have the solution!
Neat trick with the cutting wheel. I would have been heading for the torch.
I will never wrestle with them broken Races again...I bought some liquid nitrogen in a thermos..Plug the end of the shaft with plastic plug. Poured it in the center.. Waited 2 mins.. The broken race fell off. As the inner shaft shrinks. Used the rest to shrink the bearing. It falls right in. Best $10.00 I ever spent...I do this for all of them now..
That's a new trick
I have the same kit & it works great and I even bought the hydraulic ram kit which eliminates the possibility of jackscrew thread failure...there's nothing like hydraulic power. Hope your neck is temporary. I have degenerative disks in my neck concave instead of convex and sound like that bearing but I have been blessed over the years so you learn to live with a little pain & crunching noises. Shoulder surgeries are all healed up so good to go :D
Maybe OTC could make you some replacement washers to shim in there ;)
South Main Auto Repair HaHa nobody is touching this neck.
Tip that I may have just missed in the video: When installing the hub to the bearing, be sure the pressure is in two places ONLY, the face of the Hub, and the INNER race.
I see one improvement to make to the grappler, replace those set screws with thumb screws.
I was thinking of putting some wing bolts in there actually! Good call.
Then take a soldering iron to the box so it will fit and the lid will shut
I'd prefer Allen Head Fasteners.
I think pressed on bearings are the worst design ever
Come on Eric, you don't need those fancy tools. I''ve seen you yank those hub bearings out with your teeth, manly style. :-)
No one likes a show off Glen so why boast ya know?
Dont know if it has been said but a trick that takes 30 seconds to take of the race on the hub: grind it at an angle of 45 Deg. with a cuting wheel, when almost at the hub shaft, Stop!!! lol! take a chisel and one smack with a hammer at the groove you made, and it splits.... you can take it out with two fingers.....
Fantastic tip
Great video! However I usually change the hub as well, due to parts store warranty's in my area.
My tip for those snap rings is to always plan on replacing it. Run around the old one with the torch will take the springy-ness out of it making it less of a missile. For one heavily rusted in the groove it will loosen it up there also. Tapping it with a punch while heating and cooling will loosen it up also. The stubborn ones may require a couple applications of fire but they always give up.
gear oil on the threads and on the "bearing". works like a charm.
Thanks Eric for your videos - especially on brake hardware. I just recently did front brakes last summer on my Honda CR-V and with your advice, also worked on the rear discs this past weekend. Wow, what a difference. It stops better, very little or no noise and lasts longer. The tip of using Permetex Purple Ceramic Brake Caliper Grease and cleaning and sanding off rust on contact points on the caliper, caliper bracket, and the backings of the brake pads. I now do my own brakes and not going to friends and shops due to the fact that they just throw the pads on and ship them out without doing the "detail" work that makes the brakes work better and last longer. Again, Many Thanks!!!!!
You might want try what we in aerospace use, Use your induction heater on the bearing race, it will expand and slide off due to different grain structure between bearing and spindle.
Yes sir I have done just that in several occasions and it works fantastic!
South Main Auto Repair love to see that one day
South Main Auto Repair Eric which 1/2"impact did you use once the nano couldn't handle it? It seemed like your air gun had plenty of torque. I've seen you use earthquake harbor freight cordless impacts but I'm trying to find a really good 1/2"air impact but on my cheap budget. Thank you sir if you see this and answer. And thank you as well for taking the time everyday to teach us!
@@BuggysTowJam ingersoll is always the best bet for impact wrenches
I liked the part where you gave her the beans.
Hi Eric , you’re exactly right. We grind the heels off the legs to grab the reveal but we’ve also ground a g clamp to tighten against the legs so it won’t slip off 😊
I know your feeling. As someone who compulsively shoulder-checks at every opportunity on the road, the commute to school has been painful.
If you had to choose between the OTC hub grappler kit or a 20 ton press for a home garage witch way would you go ?
20 Ton Press. It has more uses than the Hub Grappler.
At 7:35 Use air hammer...😁
Another great video sir. I have really been looking at getting a Hub Grappler since I'm working from home now and do not have a press. I think you have just helped me make up my mind. As always, enjoyed the video sir.
Trust me you wont regret it. i have used the hub tamer for many years and love it. Links in the description box.
i ducked when that snap ring flew lol
Good thing it would have gotten you!
Becareful with your fingers, that part made me cringe😖
Bahh chicks dig scars
Good thing I had my safety glasses on, you almost got me in the eye with that snap ring!
Idda used a grinder wheel and tried to cut a notch in the race. But I’ve split those with grinder wheels then used a chisel to bust it on the split
Lmfao the second after I hit enter you do that lol
One of the reasons why not to buy a Ford.