Jgnp15333
Junior Member
So, I am sending my wheels off to be powdercoated next week. Since they have to be baked, they must be stripped completely. I didn't have any issues removing any of the bearing until I got to the rear wheel.
The first whack with a screwdiver confirmed that there was NO meat to hammer on the needle bearing's outer race to bonk them out. I called the local Yamatech and he advised me that these bearings are a royal pain to replace and he cuts them out via Dremel.
Well, I did Dremel a cut into them and managed to get them out after about an HOUR of horror. Now the surface that the needle bearing's outer race rests in is a bit scarred up. Yamatech advised me to dress the surface to rid it of any high spots and all should be well.
I sanded the surface and knocked down the peaks of the gouges I created and then polished it. There are still some pits in there and it's worrying me that the replacement needle bearings will not like being seating on this new surface.
In retrospect, I probably could have left the needle bearing in and just regreased them.
Scold me or reassure me. I need to hear it. What do I do next?
The first whack with a screwdiver confirmed that there was NO meat to hammer on the needle bearing's outer race to bonk them out. I called the local Yamatech and he advised me that these bearings are a royal pain to replace and he cuts them out via Dremel.
Well, I did Dremel a cut into them and managed to get them out after about an HOUR of horror. Now the surface that the needle bearing's outer race rests in is a bit scarred up. Yamatech advised me to dress the surface to rid it of any high spots and all should be well.
I sanded the surface and knocked down the peaks of the gouges I created and then polished it. There are still some pits in there and it's worrying me that the replacement needle bearings will not like being seating on this new surface.
In retrospect, I probably could have left the needle bearing in and just regreased them.
Scold me or reassure me. I need to hear it. What do I do next?
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