75/5 front wheel bearing removal.

[Cotton52]

I am having a hard time removing the cover over the bearing on the brake side of my 1970 R75/5 front wheel, I tried tapping it out with a drift from the opposite side and also tried unscrewing the cap with no luck. I even tried heating the cap and driving it from the opposite side, no luck. Any good ideas of what I’m doing wrong????

[Kurt in S.A.]

Duane Ausherman has the most detail info on the /5 wheel bearings here:

https://w6rec.com/the-5-wheel-bearings/

Kurt in S.A.

[Cotton52]

Thanks for the info, that is a n excellent resource!!!

[Cotton52]

Well, that did it got it apart!!! Never have I seen a wheel bearing designed like that!

[Rob Frankham]

Well, that did it got it apart!!! Never have I seen a wheel bearing designed like that!

Ahhh, BMW... if theres another way to do it, they will

Rob

[Roy Gavin]

Vincents had taper rollers too - and they actually gave you a figure, two thou, to preload them to.