Buying a press to do my own wheel bearings....need advice on what else I need

[35sLR3]

So I am getting a press so that I can do my own wheel bearings and ball joints etc. I want to learn how and I also off road pretty hard so I imagine I will be replacing them a lot.

I have tried searching to see what bearing race sizes and stuff I would need and I thought I read on a forum post that the harbor freight kit does not include the correct size...but I cannot seem to find that post now.

Is something like this all I need to do my rear wheel bearings?

https://www.harborfreight.com/bearing-race-and-seal-driver-set-10-piece-63261.html

I am having trouble finding information online, all of the videos I watched just show them using the press and didn't really explain exactly what they were using.

Thanks

 

[35sLR3]

Or maybe I should go with something like a OTC Hub Grappler so I don't have to take the entire thing apart. Downside on that is I wouldn't really be able to use it for anything else.

 

[Rover Range]

Wheel bearings are sealed units.
You won't need the race driver set.
Front wheel bearings are bolted in. Rears are pressed in.

 

[remember5]

That set has a decent assortment of plates, but I can't find a size for the bearing either. Hopefully you saw this vid

he does a pretty good job explaining the process, that threaded rod method is what we used in the old days. And sometimes a mallet...

 

[kels83]

I did my rear bearings not too long ago. They are pressed in and the OEM is Timken. I used this kit:
Orion Motor Tech Wheel Bearing... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FLVOAZI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Once out, I used the old bearing race to press in the new one with the threaded rod method. Its a difficult job, a press would have been much quicker and easier. I would tighten the threaded rod down as hard as I could with an impact drill, then whack at it with a 4lb impact hammer. It took 20 or so cycles of this.

I really recommend a high power electric impact driver for all the suspension bolts. I got the Ryobi one that is rated at 1100 ft lbs and it is a beast. It will knock loose the axle nut in seconds.

 

[35sLR3]

Thank you all for the replies. I had seen that video but I missed the part where he said that he had to make that tool because he didn't have a correct size sleeve.

Between that video and what Kels83 said, I think I have a good idea of what to do. I am going to order that same kit and give it a go.

I will still end up getting a press but this lets me start the job sooner.

Thanks a lot!