swhitey917 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 All right guys i know this might be a dumb question but..... What is the easiest way to get the axle bearings out of the carrier/get the new ones back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) i use the handle to my floor jack... and bang on the end with a weighted mallet in circles around bearing untill they pop out if you dont change them often enough, they can be a whore to get out to get new ones in, i know alot of people sa to put the bearings in the freezer to shrink them, ive never tried it, never had any problems, just make sure the inside of the carrier is clean and u got the bearing races out (if they were exploded) and greese it all up good and they should tap right in, use a chunk of a 2x4 or somethin and tap on it with a mallet, never force them in wouldngt be a bad idea to do the swingarm bearings too while its apart and ur working on it, those and the axle bearings go pretty quick Edited January 30, 2009 by Michael Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmegill727 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 i use the handle to my floor jack... and bang on the end with a weighted mallet in circles around bearing untill they pop outif you dont change them often enough, they can be a whore to get out i did the same thing when i just put my new axle in 2 weeks ago. and to put them in i also used grease and antiseaze on the carrier after cleaning up the carrier and they went in real nice with a 2x4 also and a mallet just slightly tapping em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitey917 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 all right thanks guys, i am really regreting doing this because i have heard its a pain but i will see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 it could be a bit of a pain if they have been in there forever , if thats the case, after you get them out and get it all cleaned up and new ones in, youll be making sure you chnage them every season from here on out, saves tons of aggravation and cursing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitey917 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 it could be a bit of a pain if they have been in there forever , if thats the case, after you get them out and get it all cleaned up and new ones in, youll be making sure you chnage them every season from here on out, saves tons of aggravation and cursing yeah the ones in there look like they have been in there for a while. so it is not going to be easy thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertdeweller Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) I guess I need to do mine also going through a total rebuild right now. mine are still the original bearings. 10 years on them a couple of years of desert racing and a bunch of dune trips. never even had them apart to grease them. I think thats the only area of the bike I never touched. Edited January 30, 2009 by desertdeweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 10 years? my god.. there cant be anything left of them.. im surprised you havnt destroyed your carrier yet, get on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Stroker Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 A 3lb hammer wouldn't do the trick for me. I ended up having to use alot of heat, and a huge Matco air hammer with 150psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 If a bearing race is seized up or rusted fast and won't come out, I'll just destroy the bearings by any means possible to gain access to the seized bearing race and then I'll just take a dremel or small die grinder tip and grind the race enough to break through it. Then you can grab the cut race with a pair of pliers and twist the rest of the race out. Usually when you grind the race, as soon as you break through the race with the dremel, it un-seizes the rest of the race and it comes right out with the pliers. This works better with swingarm bearings. Axle bearings are big and harder to get at the race to grind it. I always put anti-seize on the new bearings. Seems to work pretty good for... ya know.... anti seizin' stuff :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitey917 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 thanks everyone for the help i got them out today. wasent as bad as i thought it was going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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