Bearing puller

[Jim Mc]

Blind bearing pullers seem to be quite expensive so can anyone recommend a tool or a DIY method to pop out the bearings from a front wheel? I never changed mine in the end but may wish to in future, was going to invest in one but the majority are pricey. Thanks.

[mentalboy]

Use a long drift from the other side of the wheel. Make sure it's got a very clean edge as you'll probably only have a tiny bit of the bearing accessible to clout. Work round the bearing 12 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 9 o'clock and so on so it doesn't drift out at an angle.
I use an old rear wheel axle bolt as you get plenty of length, but because it's soft material you do have to keep the end well dressed
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Can't you just knock them out from the other side?

[yen_powell]

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[Jim Mc]

Thanks. I was thinking of using a dowel but sometimes you just need pointed in the right direction and see how others do it.

[Pete.]

Lay the wheel on an old tyre or something because it's very easy to bend the disc carriers.
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[Vincent]

And, if you're using a drift, only move one half of the bearing at a time - a small amount. You don't want to distort the carrier. It is also possible to make a puller from a length of threaded bar and the right sized washers and nuts.
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[mentalboy]

And it's best to use a copper headed hammer rather than something like that beastly great lump hammer shown in the pics!
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[Casper]

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[Vincent]

[mentalboy]

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[Frodo]

The threaded shaft idea works

Have a look on YouTube, seen a few for doing bushes but would do a bearing just as well. Was made out of the shaft from a car scissor jack

[Pete.]

Won't work for a pair of wheel bearings with spacer tube between though will it.
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[Frodo]

If you put a socket on one end the same size as the outer bearing shell and then a wider socket on the other side that'll stay solid on the wheel it should

Works on the same principal as the usual bearing presses

[Pete.]

No, it won't. On a bike wheel, the bearings pull out in opposite directions, and press in against a seat. If you pull through the left bearing to remove the right, all you'll do is pull the left bearing hard against the seat and the right will move no more than the difference of the distance between the two seats and the length of the spacer tube - probably no more than 2mm.

You can put them in that way, but you cannot use it to remove them.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Frodo]

Aww sorry didn't know they were in that way