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What tools to extract/install Surly hub cartridge bearings?
Surly "New" (2002) hubs use 7901 12x24x6 mm cartridge bearings. I see
that spares are easily purchased. Do these require special puller and installation tools? |
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Ron Abramson wrote:
Surly "New" (2002) hubs use 7901 12x24x6 mm cartridge bearings. I see that spares are easily purchased. Do these require special puller and installation tools? Nope. Like most cartridge bearing hubs, you get the old ones out by removing any locknuts and, while holding onto the wheel, whacking either side of the axle against a wooden bench (or a block of wood placed on the floor). Sometimes you gotta whack pretty hard. This will pop one bearing out. Put the axle through the remaining bearing and whack that one out. Install the new ones by lining up the new bearing with the hub, place one of the old bearings on top of it, and whack it in place with a rubber mallet. You can buy bearing pullers and presses, but there's no advantage to using them with Surly hubs. Check that the bearings have grease inside them (peel back the rubber seal with something pointy); one of my Surly hubs came with very little grease inside. Coat the new cartridges in grease to ease installation and prevent them from corroding onto anything. -Vee |
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I forgot a detail of installation: you need to put the axle through the
hub once you've installed one bearing and then use a socket of appropriate diameter to drive the second bearing into the hub. |
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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 08:18:29 -0800, Vee wrote:
I forgot a detail of installation: you need to put the axle through the hub once you've installed one bearing and then use a socket of appropriate diameter to drive the second bearing into the hub. If I am understanding you correctly, I'd say my axles work differently - the bearings are locked in place by sleeves that screw onto the axle from the outside. Take one off and the axle slides out completely. I guess this is why they're considered "adjustable." You could use the end of the axle like a punch, to poke out the bearings from the inside. Since my bearings still have some life to them I think I'll wait before doing this. |
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Ron Abramson wrote:
On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 08:18:29 -0800, Vee wrote: I forgot a detail of installation: you need to put the axle through the hub once you've installed one bearing and then use a socket of appropriate diameter to drive the second bearing into the hub. If I am understanding you correctly, I'd say my axles work differently - the bearings are locked in place by sleeves that screw onto the axle from the outside. Take one off and the axle slides out completely. I guess this is why they're considered "adjustable." You could use the end of the axle like a punch, to poke out the bearings from the inside. Since my bearings still have some life to them I think I'll wait before doing this. You're right, I was thinking about the older style Surly hub, where the axle had raised sections that popped the bearings out when hit from the side. With the newer ones, it can be a bit harder to remove the bearings. Punching them out can cause the inner race to break free, leaving the outer portion in the hub (which can also be removed with a punch or chisel, but it's a pain). There are tools made for this: http://www.ison-distribution.com/iso...php?part=2CV28 but they'll sometimes break apart a corroded bearing, too, so I think a punch (or axle, if you don't damage the threads) is as good as anything. Reinstalling the new bearings is very easy because you can use the old bearings (or appropriate socket) on both sides without the axle getting in the way. -Vee |
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It occurred to me that you could put the sleeve on backwards and use it as
a removal tool. So I gave it a try and it worked great. As I suspected, the drive side bearing was caked with rust. |
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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 08:18:29 -0800, Vee wrote:
I forgot a detail of installation: you need to put the axle through the hub once you've installed one bearing and then use a socket of appropriate diameter to drive the second bearing into the hub. Ron Abramson wrote: If I am understanding you correctly, I'd say my axles work differently - the bearings are locked in place by sleeves that screw onto the axle from the outside. Take one off and the axle slides out completely. I guess this is why they're considered "adjustable." You could use the end of the axle like a punch, to poke out the bearings from the inside. Since my bearings still have some life to them I think I'll wait before doing this. This works well: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/HUBCUPTL.JPG -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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