Sealed wheel bearings

[FB]

Are there any special tools necessary to remove and replace sealed front
wheel bearings? Can anyone provide a link to replacement instructions?

[Tim McNamara]

In article <-MqdncdIePqbPTvbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
FB <noname@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Are there any special tools necessary to remove and replace sealed
> front wheel bearings? Can anyone provide a link to replacement
> instructions?

For what hubs? That is a key difference in what tools you might need.
If you have a Phil Wood FSA, you need two 5 mm Allen wrenches. If you
have an older Phil hub, a hydraulic press is handy. If you have Mavic
hubs, yet a different answer. Etc.

[Bill Cotton]

"FB" <noname@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:-MqdncdIePqbPTvbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Are there any special tools necessary to remove and replace sealed front
> wheel bearings? Can anyone provide a link to replacement instructions?
I am a retired machinist and usually I can reverse think most mechanical
items. I found that my dent puller/slide hammer has a 1/4 inch thread on the
end. I replaced the self tapping screw with a 1/4 cap screw and the head was
small enough to go through the axle hole. I then used the under side of the
cap screw and slide hammer around the inner race of the bearing.

--
www.billcotton.com

[cmcanulty]

Many are just a rubber gasket that doesn't change repair at all.

[FB]

The wheels are Rolf Vector Comp (standard issue on a 2001 Trek 5200). The
hubs have a Rolf decal on them (no other manufacturer designation). The
bearings are 6903RS.

Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote in news:timmcn-
B930F8.21161124072007@news.iphouse.com:

> In article <-MqdncdIePqbPTvbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> FB <noname@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Are there any special tools necessary to remove and replace sealed
>> front wheel bearings? Can anyone provide a link to replacement
>> instructions?
>
> For what hubs? That is a key difference in what tools you might need.
> If you have a Phil Wood FSA, you need two 5 mm Allen wrenches. If you
> have an older Phil hub, a hydraulic press is handy. If you have Mavic
> hubs, yet a different answer. Etc.