How to Replace Wheel Bearings

[FsFlipTrick]

skateboard bearing? lol looks like redz

[kheyti08]

very informative especially for a new biker like me,but can you give me a piece of advice when assembling the rear tire for a could not always aligned it correctly!it keeps on touching the disk lining

[cashstore1]

Thanks for posting the video.

[etude1]

Great video. Was wondering, I have been told I need a wheel bearing puller for my front wheel, is this the case?

[lalalynx]

Thanks, that made it a lot easier. No need to go get those expensive bearing removal tools.

[ThePoehaw]

Wow, you're fast.

You can be my personal mechanic.

Would save me a lot of working hours.

[tdneVmo]

Why does my front wheel bearings roar/make noise, even after changing the bearings? I notice that my middle spacer doesn't have those rings on it? Is that nescessary?

[tdneVmo]

What is he calling the spacer pipe thing? "Distance color" ?

[ScrumBum100]

@tdneVmo Its a distance "collar"

[hp11208]

get a striker

[EARL1995LFC]

thanks man great video

[Flamesking]

Thanks just what i needed to know to change my bearings

[mrcbass415]

thx for the vid man

[briand317]

Excellent video my bearing needs replacing and now I can tackle it with confidence. Nice tip on freezing bearing

[11duck11]

Thanks man, I have a honda crf230 and the bearing went out on me, but driving with a bad bearing still seems to be ok. I'll change it soon, I knew how to change it but thanks for showing the drum break removal, thought it would have been harder than that.

[hansuesteve]

Thank you this video is great just replaced trials morcycle wheel bearings, great to see good old fashion mechanics are still used, no fancy expensive tools needed .

[smert62]

You did not use grease oil..I tihnk it was a big mistake.....

[corruptorCEREBRUM]

@smert62 I think your dad didn't use penis lubricant when you were conceived. Big mistake.

[Solefresh345]

im trying to change the wheel bearings on my dirtbike (c125) and it has a retainer that i can not get out... i bought the tool but it just wont budge.. tried soaking it in wd40 and still nothing.. any suggestions? i have a torch but it isnt a small flame like that its just like lighters flame but bigger

[stuartthebonni]

Which band is it you have plaining in the background ? Love em.

[budubum]

will this work on offroad cross bike too?

[corruptorCEREBRUM]

@budubum DOn't ask stupid questions which have obvious answers.

[budubum]

@corruptorCEREBRUM be gentle withme man. i was a virgin when i asked that question

[pyrodog783]

nice vid

[corruptorCEREBRUM]

@pyrodog783 What I enjoyed most about this is that the music suits the video completely.

[bshogry]

Do you like the open bearings better than sealed bearings and why?

[TheAlexManVideos]

I don't really have a preference. As long as there is some sort of a seal, it doesn't matter if it's part of the bearing or separate. The brake side bearing is sealed and the sprocket side is not but it has a separate seal that presses into the hub. This is how it comes from Honda.

[ktm125sx10]

the open bearings will roll easier, but is more sensitive to outside dust and sand and stuff. the closed ones is pre-lubed, so you dont have to lube them. but they do not roll as good as the open ones.

[corruptorCEREBRUM]

@ktm125sx10 I have an 09 Suzuki GSX-R600 basically what you're saying is that you have a dilemma with a choice between two evils: an open bearing rolls easier but gets damaged from dust and dirt; a closed bearing is sealed and lubricated, but doesn't roll well. Here's advice: since most supersport bikes that you will never be able to afford come with closed bearing, it's a pretty sure bet that closed bearings are better. Shut the fuck up. Buy a Ducati 1098. Thank you.

[ktm125sx10]

@corruptorCEREBRUM

yup, thats what i mean. why so angry? long time since you got some..? :)

[afdhalatifftan92]

With the risk of sounding dumb, why did you heat the bearings first?

Thanks!!

[TheAlexManVideos]

I heated the HUB first. The bearings should not be heated. Things expand when they get hot so heating the hub makes it a tiny bit bigger and makes it easier to remove the bearing. When you are re-installing the new bearings, heat up the hub and freeze the bearings. This makes the bearings literally drop into place.

[afdhalatifftan92]

Wow, thank for the fast reply!!

I didn't noticed that before lol!!

Thanks again!!

[Spudfarm1]

@TheAlexManVideos You are mistaken. You SHOULD cool both the bearing and the hub.

When the material in the hub surrounding the bearing gets hot it expands (as you said) but when it is expanding it is taking more space and that causes it to swell into the bearing.

[TheVessapaperimuumio]

@Spudfarm1

Not actually. When you apply heat to metal parts they expand while retaining their shape. In other words, holes in the parts expand when heated, too. Which means that what TheAlexManVideos is suggesting is correct in principle, if not necessary for minibike wheel bearing installation.

[TheVessapaperimuumio]

@Spudfarm1

Not actually. When you apply heat to metal parts they expand while retaining their shape. In other words, holes in the parts expand when heated, too. Which means that what TheAlexManVideos is suggesting is correct in principle, if not necessary for minibike wheel bearing installation.

To say this once again: the easiest method for a tight fit is to heat up the outer component and cool down the inner one.

[Spudfarm1]

@TheVessapaperimuumio I was taught this in school a few years ago and have lived by that rule, but a few weeks ago I measured the difference in the hole's diameter while applying heat and cold, and I where wrong.

Sorry

[YamahaYG5S]

@TheAlexManVideos freeze them as in freezer freeze?

[PostNinth]

@afdhalatifftan92 no no dont heat the bearings, u heat the socket your putting it in... so the metal expands, while the berring is cold and is kinda more... just a bit more compact, so it can get in real easy :)

[JACKSVIDO]

this one had sound lol

[XR50ryder]

Nice you made it look easy