Wheel bearings

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Falconihlist · #1 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:50 pm

What an episode this is turning out to be (more so than the wheel!).

Use blind bearing removal tool - failed
Hammer and drift - fail
Oxyacetelyne heat - fail
Heat pad for a couple of hours? - find out tomorrow.

Took the wheel in to get the bearings removed, as one of them was starting to click, and spent most of the afternoon trying the above to no avail. Same situation on both sides! Disimilar metal corrosion sucks big style

Bar getting a grinding wheel in there anyone got any ideas

What is the recommended interval between bearing replacement?

Anyone got a spare wheel I could use for a couple of days to get to work next week?

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:04 pm

As I've said before ..... I used a dremmel to cut it out - then the opposite one will drift out nicely.

Falconihlist · #3 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 pm

Think that is going to have to be the route. Going to be a long session of dremmeling me thinks

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:59 pm

yes ..... it's a job that takes a bit of perseverance .......

blinkey501 · #5 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:56 am

I certanly would not use oxy acetylene on a wheel at all, good chance of causing heat distortion. Be carefull !

Falconihlist · #6 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:40 am

Not using it to cut the bearing out, just to apply heat around the area to gradually warm it up to pop the bearing out.

blinkey501 · #7 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:28 pm

seriously i would not advise this practice has it may cause future problems

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:13 pm

I'd agree - rather intense localised heat .... easy to make it all go a bit Pete Tong unless you're very careful.

Falconihlist · #9 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:51 pm

Intense heat would definitely cause major issues, we were using it to provide some heat, due to not having a hand held gas torch or similar at the time. Clive managed to get them out today after another couple of hours of the dremmel technique. Perserverance was the order of the day in the end. Started to get everything back together before we realised there was only one bearing for the sprocket carrier

Off to buy another one tomorrow and get back on the road

I have a sneaky suspicion the front bearings may cause me the same head ache in the not too distant future

Willopotomas · #10 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:54 pm

Slide hammers are the way forward.

Falconihlist · #11 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:56 pm

Slide hammer was the first choice. It didn't work, even after 30 minutes. We were hitting the back of the bearing tool with a very large punch and a sledge hammer and it still didn't shift!

Willopotomas · #12 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:19 pm

Blimey. It's time like that where I'm thankful I have access to a press big enough to get a wheel in. Although ye have to be careful not to damage the wheel hub when doing that.. Easy done and kin' expensive if ye miss judge it.

blinkey501 · #13 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:35 pm

Glad you got bearings out mate,

little buggers

Falconihlist · #14 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:43 pm

Complete bloody bastards they were!! Next week, front wheel, let's see how that goes!!