Changing rear wheel bearings....anyone?

this is the right tool to do the job..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blind-Inner-Bearing-Puller-set-Slide-Hammer-Internal-/270988724219?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3f182fc7fb

the bearings on my gen1 disintergrated and the inner race fell out leaving the outer race stuck in the wheel and absolutely no way of getting any purchase on it, I took a dremel to it with a grinding bit and ground out a chunk of the bearing, the levered out the rest. obviously I was super carefull not to start grinding away at the wheel.

I cant find an after photo but here's a before

Is there a circlip in there ??

Is there not a slot in the spacer to get a thin drift into?

SlippySlappy said:

Hi All,

I'm in the middle of changing the rear wheel bearings on my Gen 1 Tuono. Managed to fit the pair in the sprocket carrier without any problems, but seriously struggling to get the other two old bearings out of the hub. I've tried all sorts of things to no avail :banghead. There's just no area of purchase to get a drift onto the back of the bearing and knock it out. My last-resort back-up plan is to weld an old socket to the outside of the inner bearing diameter and put a breaker bar through from the other side, engage it with the inside of the socket and then smack the cr*p out of it. Essentially try to pull it out, by pushing (if that makes sense!)

Can anyone help please? If you've done this bit of maintenance before yourself, I'd really appreciate some pointers on what to try before going down this route!

Cheers.

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what ive done in past is slot a decent size screwdriver into to ledge inside the the bearing form the bearing side put a drift through from the other side of the wheel through the spindle hole onto the screwdriver lodged into bearing then tap (may need to tap quite hard) and it should come out.

Aye min, the only way is the bearin puller set wi the right size collet. Its nae a cheap tool tho but a great investment if yer daein this sort o job a lot.

Ah had similar probs wi seized in bearings in the front wheel o ma Caponord. Only way ah got it oot was the slide hammer puller an the right collet.

Soak the bearin wi WD40 overnight or even a bit o diesel will work. Then go roond the outer race wi yer punch or a socket that jist fits and gie it a few good hard dunts. That will mibbe break the bind. An absolute last fix if its truly solid is tae take a Dremel wee grinder and split the bearing on one side, bit o a job to do but will def get the bugger oot.

If you cannae heat the wheel ye can try a tin o freeze spray that the plumbers used tae freeze water pipes up. ie shrink it doon a bitty. Ahv fitted bearings that way at work afore.