Installing cartridge bearings

kingofthetailwind
kingofthetailwind Posts: 575
edited June 2015 in Workshop
Is there an easy/safe way of installing cartridge bearings to a hub without a proper press and drifts?

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  • dj58
    dj58 Posts: 2,223
    edited June 2015
    You could try an M8 long threaded bolt, or threaded bar, large dia. M8 repair washers and M8 hex nut, plus a square drive socket that matches the O.D. of the bearing race that you want to press into the hub shell. Press one bearing in at a time.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    When pressing a bearing into a shell, make sure you exert pressure on the outside otherwise you can damage the bearing by pressing on the inner bore.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • kingofthetailwind
    kingofthetailwind Posts: 575
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19625990#p19625990]DJ58[/url] wrote:
    You could try an M8 long threaded bolt, or threaded bar, large dia. M8 repair washers and M8 hex nut, plus a square drive socket that matches the O.D. of the bearing race that you want to press into the hub shell. Press one bearing in at a time.

    Thanks for that. Decided to let the mechanic do it, but I'll get the above for next time.

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