Having a difficult time inserting new double bearing into the knuckle on 95 300 FW. I did the other side over the winter and all I did was put bearing in freezer for a few hours and it slid right in. Now getting to the other side this week and NO LUCK AT ALL. I froze bearing overnight and even heated knuckle with a heat gun and the bearing just won’t go in. I destroyed it trying to hammer it in. At least it will still work as a tool to get the next one in if needed.

So my question is…what now? Did I not heat up the knuckle enough? How much heat does it take? Should I remove the whole knuckle and try that way (really don’t want to deal with ball joints!)

Any help appreciated!

TIA