Bearing removal / installation tools

[jimbob]

I seem to be on a bit of a spending spree at the moment. Next purchase is a tool for replacing bearings.

Anyone have some reccomendations? After something which can remove and replace headset, wheel and suspension linkages. I've seen some kits on amazon for around £50, but some of the comments suggest they only press in not remove?

 

[Stihldog]

I seem to be on a bit of a spending spree at the moment. Next purchase is a tool for replacing bearings.

Anyone have some reccomendations? After something which can remove and replace headset, wheel and suspension linkages. I've seen some kits on amazon for around £50, but some of the comments suggest they only press in not remove?

Yah…I’m gonna try the next level also. Extracting those suspension bearings look tricky. Had those bearings replaced a few years ago but I think I’m due for another set.

 

[RustyIron]

 

[steve_sordy]

Link please.

 

[militantmandy]

I buy mine from Bearing Pro Tools. Cheap and effective.

 

[steve_sordy]

Is this any good?

Pardon our interruption...

 

[jimbob]

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got it off ebay years ago for about 10 quid i think

Does that remove bearings as well, or only press them in?

Never done bike ones before, but spent many hours changing car bushes with sockets, hammers, blowtorch, vice, many expletives, and decided to try and do it the right way this time!

 

[steve_sordy]

thats cheap ill have to get one of those

Yes its cheap and probably not for frequent use. But will it do the job on wheel bearings, hubs and pivots?

 

[steve_sordy]

Have you seen the delivery charge? £19.01!

 

[steve_sordy]

Is this any good?

Pardon our interruption...

To anyone. Is there a better value for money set out there? (bearing in mind they cost £40 inc delivery).

 

[mooby77]

Why not buy it from Aliexpress , that where I got mine from £16.10 free delivery ,
Cycle Bearing Press Set For Wheels/Hub Bearing Installation bicycle repair tools bike repair kit| | - AliExpress
Took about a 10 days to come , all good , used on my Orbea Occam and my Giant Trance , ok not the best quality but good enough for the odd bearing change.
Cheers
Paul

 

[jimbob]

Is this any good?

Pardon our interruption...

Ah, just had a better look at this. I see how it works now. I was getting confused by some of the press dies being stored on the threaded bar. Just ordered, so thanks Steve!

In fairness, I was doing my research whilst in a meeting at work...

 

[millemille]

RRP Bearing Press and Extraction Tool BPET0001

Wych Bearings - Buy Online. Bearing Supplier, Housed Bearings, Oil Seals, Adhesives, Lubricants, Roller Chains, Sprockets and Engineering Supplies. Service from your local Bearing Supplier, Nationwide.

www.wychbearings.co.uk

RRP Bearing Press and Extraction Tool Adaptor Kits

Wych Bearings - Buy Online. Bearing Supplier, Housed Bearings, Oil Seals, Adhesives, Lubricants, Roller Chains, Sprockets and Engineering Supplies. Service from your local Bearing Supplier, Nationwide.

www.wychbearings.co.uk

 

[Sander23]

Ah, just had a better look at this. I see how it works now. I was getting confused by some of the press dies being stored on the threaded bar. Just ordered, so thanks Steve!

In fairness, I was doing my research whilst in a meeting at work...

Following with interest. Let us know how good it works

 

[mcboab]

If any of the bearings are blind or don't have access to the bearings inner lip to enable drifting out you'll probably need a blind bearing puller. Though this is more likely to occur on Motorbikes /maybe the odd suspension linkage bearing? Here's one I bought earlier (for Motorbike bearings) .DHA 16pc Blind Hole Pilot Inner Internal Bearing Puller Extractor Removal Tool Kit with Slide Hammer : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
PS they are a bit fiddly to use IME and (extra ?) small bearing inner ID or extra large ID may not be covered.

 

[steve_sordy]

@jimbob Please report back when you receive the item. I'd love to know what you think of it.

 

[RickBullotta]

The Santa Cruz bearing tools are pretty awesome. Lots of options for putting bearings in, not too many good ones for taking them out (in tight MTB applications). I have a few of these:

Products – Tagged "Bearing Press & Removal Tools"– Santa Cruz Bicycles

 

[jimbob]

@jimbob Please report back when you receive the item. I'd love to know what you think of it.

Will do!

 

[davidjmilli]

If your looking for a blind puller. These work pretty well. Just gave to wrap an amount of tape round to stop any scratches


even good for pulling wheel bearings as are a good range of sizes.

Then use a bearing press to put new ones back in. The Tenybike one is great as It’s just soft alloy and won’t wreck the new bearings on the way in.

 

[davidjmilli]

Is this any good?

Pardon our interruption...

I bought a set of those when I got tired of buying individuals from RRP. Think I paid. £35 off amazon with Prime delivery.
Lots of sizes and work well with other brands threaded bars.

 

[hainman]

I stumped up the cash for an RRP tool and all the fittings for my bike
Would rather have the right stuff after years of bastardising steel rods and sockets
Press and extraction
the pro bearing blind pullers are ok but not the best

 

[RickBullotta]

I bought a set of those when I got tired of buying individuals from RRP. Think I paid. £35 off amazon with Prime delivery.
Lots of sizes and work well with other brands threaded bars.

Pressing in new bearings is easy though. Use the old bearings and some threaded rod, a couple washers, two nuts.

Bearing *removal* is where the magic happens.

 

[Hamina]

ZTTO set is a new product that I've not seen before.

Around 100 euros with postage to Europe.

ZTTO A33 Bearing Tool

54.31￡ 48% OFF|Press Fit Bottom Bracket Tool | Road Bike Bottom Bracket | Bicycle Bottom Bracket - Aliexpress

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Rapid Racer Products seemed to become a little too expensive with all adapter for two bikes.

I ended up buying 16 different tools (160eur) from:

Bearing Pullers and Presses for Bicycles - BearingProTools.com

BearingProTools manufacture specialist bike tools for the professional and home mechanic. We have a wide range of blind bearing pullers, presses and other tools for mountain bike and road bike hubs, wheels, bottom bracket and frame pivots. We offer fast and free shipping in the UK and express...

www.bearingprotools.com

 

[RustyMTB]

I have one of those expanding bearing pullers & it's an excellent tool. Did pretty much every linkage bearing on my Lapierre Zesty with it.

 

[rzr]

Is this any good?

Pardon our interruption...

But this is only a press.
depends on a bearing, you can remove it in different ways
blind bearing puller
or
using, for example RRP cups RRP Bearing Press Tool | Westbrook Cycles

 

[Sander23]

Will do!

How did you find those working?

Am looking for a universal set to that doesn't cost a fortune.

 

[vikino1]

I ordered this set: 16.28￡ 55% OFF|Motorcycle Internal Inner Bearing Extractor Bearing Removal Wheel Gear Remover Pulling Extractor Bearing Pullers Steel Tool Kit| | - AliExpress

 

[jimbob]

I'm slightly ashamed to say I still haven't tried them yet! The bearings still seem OK, so thought I'd wait until after winter before looking at changing them. That, coupled with being busy with work recently (nothing to do with the bad weather, hinest!) means I haven't been using the bike much recently either.























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[Sander23]

I've also come across this one
€ 34,17 39%OFF | Fietsen Hub As Installatie Verwijder Gereedschap Set Fiets Reparatie Tools Fiets Wiellager Driver Master Fiets Lager Druk Set

25.45￡ 39% OFF|Cycling Hub Axle Installation Remove Tools Set Bicycle Repair Tools Bike Wheel Bearing Driver Master Bicycle Bearing Press Set - Bicycle Repair Tools - AliExpress

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a.aliexpress.com

Decent priced. Only don't know if I can pull the bearings out with this

 

[Expidia]

Funny that I just read this thread as currently I'm going through pivot bearing hell . My Trek only has like 1,000 miles on it purchased 8 months ago. Pivots started creaking around 500 miles. Since parts have a two year warranty I took it to my LBS 3 miles away from me who is a Trek dealer, but it is not a corporate store. He replaced the upper and lower pivot bearings last week. Yesterday temps were back in the forties so I had a chance to ride it again. Now the creaking is 2-3 times as loud and appears to be coming from the upper pivot which he said was the easiest one for him to replace.

Last night I decided this AM I'm going to call the corporate Trek store located 25 miles north of me. I'm hoping they are better staffed with a tech or techs there. I figure since they have 15 electrics in stock on their website they might be more experienced with this type of issue. I'm sure they do a lot more work on EMTB's than my LBS as I only saw one electric in his show room.

I know what this is going to involve for me now . . . First I'll have to drive 25 mph north just for them to diagnois the issue and then tell me they have to order the correct bearings. Then drive home again. Then drive up there again when bearings come in. Then leave it there over night and drive back home again. Then drive back again to pick it up and pay them the labor charge as Trek's warranty says it only covers parts . . . I'm guessing $200 in labor. I think my LBS Trek store had the bill reversed as he charged me like $100 for the bearings and Trek's warranty states they don't pay for labor.

So I'll clock another 150 miles to get this done now a 2nd time.
And this corporate store might even give me a hard time telling me to take it back to where I bought it. I tried to order my model from them originally and they told me I wouldn't see it for a year! So Trek corporate located one for me 2.5 hours west of me (was 5 hrs round trip). I can see this turning into me having to drive another 5 hrs and also book an over night at a hotel there waiting for it to get done. I will make sure they have the bearings in stock or pre-ordered.

Bottom line is in the future I will change or re-grease the bearings myself (Does Trek use sealed bearings that ca't be re-greased?) I have a Park stand and I've watched the how to vids on Youtube. Coincidently, today I was going to order from somewhere a bearing remover/ press kit (and a crank puller to get at the bottom bearing) and this AM I see this thread resurrected on where to buy bearing tools. So far just looking at Park's combo set it is over $700 with tax and I don't need such a complete set more geared for someone doing professional bike shop repairs on various models.

My plan this AM is to make a vid of the sound and where it's coming from then send it to the corporate Trek store 25 miles north of me and see if they can diagnois it which would save me a trip back an forth.

Question . . . what might this LBS bike shop have done potentially wrong to have replaced all 4 bearings (one on each side) with both upper and lower pivots to cause the creaking now to be 2-3 times louder now than before he repaired it?
It was hard to replicate the creaking before he repaired it, If I sat on the bike and moved my body weight up and down I found I could replicate it before he changed the bearings. But now all I have to do is lean my body weight on the seat move up and down and I can hear the loud creakning while seeing the upper pivot flexing. I can even put my hand on the pivot and feel the creaking now!