Q about bearing pullers

Hey guys,

I was planning on powdercoating my rear wheel on VFR#2 and figured it would be a good idea to pull the bearings and get some new ones put in.

I saw I could purchase most of the Honda tools from lawnmowerpros.com but each piece is about $20US (Yeouch). Would something like the Motion pro bearing puller set be up to snuff for pulling and putting them back in? Or if you know of other reasonable priced sets out there let me know.

Any help is appreciated

Ryan

 

I have never used anything but a hammer and a long punch, no need to show them any love if they are being replaced.

 

Oh, even for driving them in?
I figured you would want something sized specific but I guess as long as the pilot is as big as the bearing I guess that would be OK.

 

For what it would cost you to buy the necessary tools to remove and replace the bearings, you can buy all new parts. Which is the best thing to do anyway. When reassembling put the bearings in the freezer and the wheel in the hot sun, then the bearing will go in fairly easily. Make sure the driver is the same size as the outer race of the bearing and just a bit smaller than the ID of the wheel opening.

 

You can always use the old wheel bearing to drive the new one in (if necessary). As long as you keep the new one square in the bore and tap on the outer race only, there generally is never a problem.

 

Harbor Freight (or your equivalent) for the win

 

++1 on that. A large 1/2 drive socket also works. If you don't have a socket big enough then use the old bearing with any big socket on top. Doesn't matter how the socket fits on the old bearing cause your not going to use it again.