Shops do what makes the most $$....time usually. Tool on Amazon is under $40 and will last a lifetime.
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Are these wheel bearings?
- Thread starter ChopperJeff
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Well sometimes no bearing puller in the world will work….especially when the guts of the bearing itself let go and leave just the outer race stuck. It can be a real pain in the ass to get that out. Hopefully your shop won’t damage the rim in the process. Good luck!
ChopperJeff
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Dang! That looks pretty nasty.Well sometimes no bearing puller in the world will work….especially when the guts of the bearing itself let go and leave just the outer race stuck. It can be a real pain in the ass to get that out. Hopefully your shop won’t damage the rim in the process. Good luck!
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The shop that said he could take my rear wheel to a place that does car wheels informed me yesterday that he took my wheel to two different places, and neither one could break the bead.
He said they removed the belt drive pully in order to try and get the bead broken, and found that the wheel bearing on that side of the wheel is also bad.
So, I'll be dropping the rear wheel off at the local Arlen Ness service place and have them deal with it.
Been wondering now if I should continue to use this bike as my commuter vehicle, as it's been just a pain in the ass with numerous breakdowns and issues. I'm putting about 1000 miles/month on it for commute purposes.
These bikes can be quite reliable. We have serveral members with over 100k miles. Its like having a sweet old school muscle car. You can drive it everyday as long as you do the maintence. Neglect her for a while, she gonna give ya problems. Sound about right?
ChopperJeff
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Yep, sounds about right!