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PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:32 am 
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Sounds easy when you read the manual??

Trying to change the front hub bearings and getting nowhere fast.

I simply cannot get enough purchase on the bearing edge to knock the old bearings out. I am hoping that if I can get the first one out then the spacer can be removed and the second bearing will be dead easy

I am using a thin punch and a hammer.

What tips have you guys got please??


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Make sure you push the center spacer tube to one side as much as you can so you can get to the bearing. I use an old 3/8 extension about 10 inches long to pound on the bearing. Try hitting it at different angles too.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:17 pm 
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Try warming the hub too. It will expand faster than the bearing and make it a little looser...

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