Replacing cartridge bearings on rear hub - home job?

tbikeradar

Hi all,

My bike:



My rear hub has some play in it, so I think it is time to change the bearings.

My hub:



I have never done this before and would like to know if I need any special tools to extract and press the new cartridge bearings.

It looks straight forward to me and would appreciate any tips on this process.

One last note - can anyone recommend a good bearing supplier?

Thanks for your sharing your advice.

Mr T

tbikeradar

i managed to remove the bearing. thanks for the advice :shock:

Anonymous

I'd be interested to know how you did it/found correct bearing size ect.

I have a pair of Ritchey wheels I brought second hand that need new bearings.

tbikeradar

Well here is a quick rundown of what I did to my rear wheel this evening:

1: Removed cassette from wheel

2: Removed freehub body - came off with surprising ease, it just snapped off sideways - watch out for any fliying bits and don't lose the pawls

3: Now I could see the main axle. On the non drive side I hammered the axle firmly (protecting the surface with cloth). Now I have the axle out of the hub.

4: I only had to remove the non-drive side bearing, so I used the q/r skewer to knock out the bearing (going through the drive side)

5: Out pops the bearing - it is marked 6901-2RS , so that is the exact model to replace.

You can reference the diagram of the hub above to get a rough idea of the location of bearings.

I will put up some photos by the end of the week so it makes more sense.

I came across an interesting youtube hub bearing replacement video. Well worth a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xm6RUYDyyo

From what I learnt today, you do not need specialists bearing tools...just a bit of bike sense.

Mr T

Anonymous

That's great cheers, think I'll give it a go.