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The principle of hydraulic function relies on the fact that a liquid cannot be compressed
The property needed, in addition to incompressibility, is high viscosity. A highly viscous liquid like grease or wax, combined with a sudden impact does the trick. The "piston" should fit the bearing as tight as possible to provide the greatest restriction to flow. The high viscosity also reduces flow rate, requiring more pressure to push the liquid out. The resultant pressure pushes the bearing out. There have been tools for unplugging blocked grease fittings sold for decades which used this principle. They are said to develop several thousand psi. of pressure.For Daryl.From what i remember of my University days (a long time ago in a Galaxy far far away) no liquid is "sensibly"
compressible.Then i may be wrong.
Aris
This won't work in this situation, but when removing the cup for cup and cone bearing from a blind hole, try running a ring of weld around the cup, when it cools it will contract and just drop straight out.