Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: - SV650.org

MrMessy · 13-11-08, 08:56 PM

I have been having fun removing a set of rear wheel bearings. I have now ended up with an outer race left in the wheel, which is awkward to hammer out. What are my options to remove this?

TEC · 13-11-08, 09:13 PM

Get something with a flat edge that will fit through the opposite side and gentle tap it out, bit like this but imagine is the wheel bearing ...

MrMessy · 13-11-08, 09:30 PM

There is hardly anything to hammer against and it is really tight?

13-11-08, 09:51 PM

Yeah if you get a drift like that (piece of steel bar), and hammer the end of it to give it a "lip" it'll make it slightly easier.

Sid Squid · 13-11-08, 11:24 PM

Put the inner race and balls back in, make some wooden wedges and space the balls out equally - tap bearing out as normal.

Sid Squid · 13-11-08, 11:25 PM

PS. That's the outer race.

MrMessy · 14-11-08, 08:38 AM

Inner race is in 2 pieces! Going to get some heat onto wheel and see if it will tap out.

TEC · 14-11-08, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMessy

There is hardly anything to hammer against and it is really tight?

Wont matter, you only need to tap the very edge gently, one tap, move drift, tap, move drift, tap etc etc. Mind you this assumes you haven't busted out the inner bit of the bearing and balls, if you have then you may be looking at getting bearing removal tools and hope

MrMessy · 14-11-08, 09:32 PM

Outer race is now removed

Heated wheel bearing housing with a blowtorch and prised the outer race out with a tyre lever that had a curved end that just gripped a lip on the bearing. Had to keep reheating the housing and it eventually came out was very tight. It looked like somebody else in the past had had a go at trying to hammer it out! The wheel had 2 bearings on the drive side which did not help as it was well into the housing.
Where do they sell the bearing removal tools in the above post?

TEC · 14-11-08, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMessy

Outer race is now removed

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Where do they sell the bearing removal tools in the above post?

You shouldn't really need anything like that, the bearings only go in/out one way, all you need to remove them is a rod that will fit into the axle hole (obviously smaller diametre) placed at an angle so it touches the inner bit of the bearing and gentle taps all round after that

But if you really think you need something then look here

13-11-08, 08:56 PM	#1
MrMessy Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 557	Wheel Bearing Outer Race Removal: I have been having fun removing a set of rear wheel bearings. I have now ended up with an outer race left in the wheel, which is awkward to hammer out. What are my options to remove this? Last edited by MrMessy; 13-11-08 at 10:24 PM. Reason: Wrong Description.

13-11-08, 09:13 PM	#2
TEC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 411	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: Get something with a flat edge that will fit through the opposite side and gentle tap it out, bit like this but imagine is the wheel bearing ... __________________ I am behind you http://wildwesternadventures.com/

13-11-08, 09:30 PM	#3
MrMessy Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 557	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: There is hardly anything to hammer against and it is really tight?

13-11-08, 09:51 PM	#4
Jase22 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: Yeah if you get a drift like that (piece of steel bar), and hammer the end of it to give it a "lip" it'll make it slightly easier.

13-11-08, 11:24 PM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: Put the inner race and balls back in, make some wooden wedges and space the balls out equally - tap bearing out as normal. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

13-11-08, 11:25 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: PS. That's the outer race. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

14-11-08, 08:38 AM	#7
MrMessy Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 557	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: Inner race is in 2 pieces! Going to get some heat onto wheel and see if it will tap out.

14-11-08, 09:32 PM	#9
MrMessy Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 557	Re: Wheel Bearing Inner Race Removal: Outer race is now removed Heated wheel bearing housing with a blowtorch and prised the outer race out with a tyre lever that had a curved end that just gripped a lip on the bearing. Had to keep reheating the housing and it eventually came out was very tight. It looked like somebody else in the past had had a go at trying to hammer it out! The wheel had 2 bearings on the drive side which did not help as it was well into the housing. Where do they sell the bearing removal tools in the above post?

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