What are you using for bearing press?
Changing bearings is something I never did myself, but I am thinking about doing it. It shouldn't be too hard and I'm doing this all the time on RC cars, but I am reluctant to building a ghetto press using a fileted rod + washers/sockets and use it on a 4000$ carbon wonderframe.
I like quality tools. I dont mind paying for quality when it is worth it, and I hate regretting a purchase because I cheaped out. You know... "Buy once, cry once".
I just bought the Crombie tool and chainwhip from Abbey Tools. The quality seems amazing. I was thinking about maybe picking up their bearing press next year, as I'd like to have the possibility of doing it myself, now that I have 3 full-susp bikes to maintain. Their tools are expensive, without being unresonable, and they seem very well made.
I have a few questions:
- There is no doubt Abbey Tools is top notch, but are there good alternatives worth considering?
- Can I do all the bearings on my bike with the modular bearing press and the appropriate drifts?
- Do I need the Micro press for the smaller pivot bearings?
- Is there a way to know the size of the pivot bearings I need for my various frames without taking them out? From a google search, it seems the bearing sizes are some kind of top secret shit. I can't find precise info anywhere...just "bearing kits for frame XYZ", without any info on the bearing sizes.
Thanks!
Changing bearings is something I never did myself, but I am thinking about doing it. It shouldn't be too hard and I'm doing this all the time on RC cars, but I am reluctant to building a ghetto press using a fileted rod + washers/sockets and use it on a 4000$ carbon wonderframe.
I like quality tools. I dont mind paying for quality when it is worth it, and I hate regretting a purchase because I cheaped out. You know... "Buy once, cry once".
I just bought the Crombie tool and chainwhip from Abbey Tools. The quality seems amazing. I was thinking about maybe picking up their bearing press next year, as I'd like to have the possibility of doing it myself, now that I have 3 full-susp bikes to maintain. Their tools are expensive, without being unresonable, and they seem very well made.
I have a few questions:
- There is no doubt Abbey Tools is top notch, but are there good alternatives worth considering?
- Can I do all the bearings on my bike with the modular bearing press and the appropriate drifts?
- Do I need the Micro press for the smaller pivot bearings?
- Is there a way to know the size of the pivot bearings I need for my various frames without taking them out? From a google search, it seems the bearing sizes are some kind of top secret shit. I can't find precise info anywhere...just "bearing kits for frame XYZ", without any info on the bearing sizes.
Thanks!