I have an inner bearing race stuck tight on the spindle on my 69 Dart..I bought a yellow bottle of Mapp gas in an attempt to heat it enough so can pull it off with channel locks..I am not having much success and my grandson tells me there is a special head to use with Mapp gas instead of a propane head like I tried to use. Suggestions please? Thanks! Ted

How about this method instead of the heat?

https://youtube.com/shorts/O6elvEziNhk?si=7kV061Pr5-3yiV02

Do you have a welder there? You can also heat the race with that. OR can you cut a couple small grooves in it with a drem tool and small cutoff wheel and then whack it with a chisel as it will snap apart. Umm air compressor and die grinder with a small cutter?

i would support the spindle with something, then use a SHARP chisel and hit the race in 180* offsets. then 90* to the earlier 2 if needed. .
the race should shatter and almost fall off after the first 2 impacts 80% of the time. i do this with rear 8 3/4 axles bearing retainers all of the time.

Thanks guys...It's still on the car yet...I do have a small welder here at home and a die grinder. The dremel is a rechargeable but pretty weak. The smallest disc for the die grinder that I can find locally id 3"..

I didn't change the head when I went from propane to MAAP. Maybe I should have but the flame visually looks good so..........

Just throwing this out there, if it was me I'd weld two pieces of Redi-Rod to the race and use a steering wheel puller to pull it off. Just a thought.

Ted I had the same thing happen years ago , I used the dremel thin disc and chisel method.

Thanks John! Amazing what you find after a car sits that long!

If you're even slightly good with a cutting torch you can actually cut it off with one. I still cut off inner bearing races with a cutting torch from 2-stroke crankshafts. I was taught this by a mechanic back in the day and he said the (air) gap between the race and the crankshaft spindle will keep it from burning. Just have to be quick and smooth.

Ted if you have an Oriellys, Auto Zone, Advance Auto or many more you can borrow a puller. Yank that son of a gun off.

I replace these all the time. Read the service manual. I use a cutoff wheel and then finish it with a chisel. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE A TORCH. Want to take a guess how many axles I’ve worked on that I’ve seen a previous torch job on the bearings? Plenty. I’ve made many people very unhappy when I refuse to repair the bearing on axle that I find with torch marks and tell them to bring me another axle. When in doubt, read the service manual.

I am working on it now...Using an angle grind with a disc...Hope to finish it today! Thanks everyone!

Use your welder to put down a bead around the outer part of the race. The heat will expand the race, and it will almost fall off.
Works the same on inner races too, will shrink the race and fall out.

Lol! I can cobble a farm repair but I won't touch this car with a welder!

DO NOT USE A CHISEL ON A BEARING RACE! Unless you like very sharp shards of splintered metal shattering in your direction. This is shop safety 101.
You can cut, heat, and use a flay chisel to budge the race down the stem once you've loosened it's grip.

You're MAP gas isn't producing enough heat. I would try an inductive heat gun, if you have access or follow one of the other suggestions.

Well I didn't have much luck. Gonna have to take the brake back plate off...

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When you are on the road and only have a hammer and chisel it works very well! Never had it shatter and spray metal at me, usually a couple hits with the chisel breaks it with no damage to the spindle...

If you use a chisel to split it wrap a rag around the race and it will contain any shrapnel

I have a sliver of bearing lodged next to the third knuckle in my ring finger. It's been there for 30 years. When it hit I would have bet my paycheck the finger was broken! Serious pain. Doc says it would have done more damage to remove it. Every now and then I'll be doing something and it'll hit with a sharp pain when the finger is bent juuuuust right.

Live and learn. Best of luck.