
2012 Honda CRV Front Wheel Hub Assembly and Bearing Replacement
UPDATE 3/23/2022
I need to remove the wheel bearing race from the NAPA assembly that I just installed in order to return them since the wheel hub is too large. When I remove the wheel hub, the wheel bearing will separate leaving a race on the wheel hub.
METHOD 1 - Use a Wheel Bearing Separator Tool.
McLaren Media has a great video about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snlqFu6MMHU
Andy's Garage has a great video about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqs4dz-a7pA
UPDATE 3/22/2022
Hydraulic press was able to press out wheel bearing. Wheel bearing press in went pretty well using the ORION tool - having a breaker/cheater bar and bench vise makes it much easier.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR HUB PRESS IN USING THE ORION TOOL - ONLY PRESS ON THE INNER RING/RACE. I pressed on the knuckle (that is used only for pressing in the wheel bearing) and it broke the wheel bearing. So I had to press out the hub, then the new wheel bearing.
Using the ORION tool, I was able to press in...