New Wheel Bearing

quarkrad809
quarkrad809 Posts: 42
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I've recently renewed the wheel bearing on my thru axle winter bike. I now need to do the same on my summer rim bike. However, I'm a bit confused how to get to the bearings - not even sure they are cartridge bearings. A

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ny advice appreciated - no indication of make of hub.

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  • trevor.hall12
    trevor.hall12 Posts: 469
    edited July 3

    It looks like it's a hex inside where the qr goes through ,likly 2 x 5 mm hex keys ,1 at either side

    If there's nowhere for a tool the caps will just pull off

  • quarkrad809
    quarkrad809 Posts: 42

    You were absolutely right - thank you. I have screwed one of the caps off (pic1a) to reveal the bearing and the thread that the cap screwed into (pic2a). Looks like there is a shaft through the axle with a threaded end that is connected to the inner bearing - as the thread rotates in pic3 the inner bearing rotates, which, to me, makes mechanical sense. However, I'm not sure how these bearings are extracted.

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,874
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21079927#Comment_21079927

    If you can't tap them out from the other side then you need bearing pullers. Loads of info on Youtube.

    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • trevor.hall12
    trevor.hall12 Posts: 469

    As above ,looks like there is a small lip there to get a drift on to tap them out

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