How do I get the bearings out of an 04 Specialized Enduro?

if your not reusing them I just beat on them with a flat head screw driver and a hammer. Probably not the safest and easiest way but it worked. just be careful not to wack the frame with the hammer or screw driver.

The horst pivot bearings should be small enough to use the socket/bolt method to pull them out. Find a socket who's inner diameter is just bigger than the bearing. Thread a bolt thought the bearing and socket and put washer/nut on the end. TIghtent he bolt and pull the bearing into the socket.

Use propper cylindrical adhesive when you put the new ones in.

I just use a punch and hammer.....be careful not to remove the ridge from the center though...... Then, if the bearing fall apart, you can just use the punch to break the outer race, not the cleanest method, but it works provided you're careful about it.

Its that center ridge that causes a problem when bearings are paired back to back. Without a proper bearing puller all the above methods will work as long as youre careful. Ive cut the inner races with a small dremel blade, then notched the outer race, and popped it out with a small flat blade. Its a pain in the rear for sure.

Just go slowly, the washer and socket trick works well. very close to how the puller for specialized works. But really, dont use a hammer, its too easy to ovalize the holes that way. Putting the new ones in is easy, one washer on the ridge side that is bigger than the hole, one washer on top of the new bearing that is just slightly smaller than the OD, try to get one that hits right on the outside race. Same thing, go slowly, you dont want it going in crooked.


Little bit of Loctite sleeve retainer you can pick up at your local star, Kragen, autozone, and your good to go

This is the down side to using a punch/screwdriver and hammer to remove cartrage bearings...they are not made to take axial forces and break.

I have removed outer races from several places with a file and some careful work. Bearing races are very hard and brittle. If you can file a couple notches in the race (at 0 and 180 degrees, or 0,120, and 180 degrees) without messing up the frame, you can usually get the race to break out in pieces.

I just use the edge of a mill file to cut a V-slot across the race (file through the bearing hole).

Is there any way to catch the back edge of the bearing race with a propper puller? or is the shoulder that it is bottomed against too big?

The proper speccy puller will take that right out, they expand into place, and the kit has one made just for what your talking about. Other than than, I would suggest a dremel and a small cutting bit, take it slow and you will work the race out