i've been trying with a socket around the same size and hammering? is that right, is there an easier way, because it's not coming out.

 

hey there what bearings are you trying to remove?if its swing arm you might have to heat with torch?

 

Slide hammers sometimes work on wheel bearings. Soak them in some kind of penetrating oil, use a large hammer, and slowly heat.

 

well i had a probelem with pulling the bearings out of my swing arm to but i came up with a simple fix. go to your hardware store and buy like a cast pulley or somthing the size that fits perfect into the case with a whole in it. like at least a half inch hole. then get a big bolt and put it threw the center and pound away. it hits it out evenly.

 

Where are these bearings located???? I had some major problems getting out old bearings. I tried heat, penetrant fluid , Beating it with a mallet, everything....... One thing that did work for me on a few items was to take a socket,like you stated, But put it in a vise and press it out by tightening the vise. I had to use a extension bar on the vise to get leverage but it worked with most items. I had a few that just wouldnt budge though so the only way i could get them out was to cut them out with a dremmel cut off tool(last resort!) That worked for me also.
Once you get them out ,do yourself a favor and replace them every couple years or you'll run into the same problem again further on down the road..
Hope this helps.
Zig

 

thanks for the tips, the bearings are for the linkage of a 92 lt250r. i'll have to try that vice trick.

 

I would suggest a bigger hammer. my 87 is a bear to make any of the bearings move, so I went out and bought a 5lb sledge with a 1foot handle......... havent found a bearing that I cant get out yet.

ca

 

Heres what I just did on my swingarm. I took out all the old needle bearings and then took my dremel to the old bearing race/carrier. I then used a grinding tip and ground out a small area just enough so that with some pentrating lube and a screwdriver they tapped out rather easily. This works a whole lot easier than the other fixes. I've owned 3 Quadracers and do all my own maintenance and I will tell you that I will be adding a dremel/ multi tool to my tool kit. All the other ways the guys listed above will work but if everything is old and been in there a while its going to test your patience and sanity doing it with the old hammer and heat tricks. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason Perron NEATV-MX

 

way too go man....dremels rule