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CheGuevara · 30-05-09, 07:22 AM

I just went to a local garage - asked them to press the stem out of the bottom yoke - bearing race of course goes with it - an then press the stem back in and the new tapered roller on. Took maybe 10 minutes - mostly rifling though his box of bits to find something that wouldn't damage the cage on the new bearing. The didn't charge me anything for it.

You can drive a chisel etc under the bearing -but it'll destroy the seal that's there (not a big deal obviously). Stem/yoke in the freezer and bearing somewhere warm when it comes time to reinstall. Probably easier to pack the new bearing before it goes on the stem.

30-05-09, 07:22 AM	#4
CheGuevara Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 478	Re: Head Bearing Removal I just went to a local garage - asked them to press the stem out of the bottom yoke - bearing race of course goes with it - an then press the stem back in and the new tapered roller on. Took maybe 10 minutes - mostly rifling though his box of bits to find something that wouldn't damage the cage on the new bearing. The didn't charge me anything for it. You can drive a chisel etc under the bearing -but it'll destroy the seal that's there (not a big deal obviously). Stem/yoke in the freezer and bearing somewhere warm when it comes time to reinstall. Probably easier to pack the new bearing before it goes on the stem.