Installing Front Wheel Bearings - Help

[valk2128]

I am about to change the front wheel bearings.  

I purchased the tool to pull the bearing outs from Pit Posse Tools.

Without purchasing the Honda tool to put the new bearings in, what can I use to put them back in?

thanks

[Joe Hummer]

I used a socket large enough to hit the outer race on the bearing and I tapped the bearing in place. 

Joe

[Madmike]

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I used a socket large enough to hit the outer race on the bearing and I tapped the bearing in place. 

Joe

as Joe says.... just make sure that you are actually against the outer race of the bearing, if you don't have a socket large enough you can take the old bearing and reduce the OD on a bench grinder enough that it won't get stuck in the bore and then use it as a driver. 

Don't allow the outer race to spin while you grind it as you run the risk of the bearing seizing up and ripping your hand apart with the inner race if this happens.

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Can also grind the old bearing down a little on the outside and use it to tap new one in.

[Cattman]

Put the new bearing/race  in the freezer for 2-3 hours prior to install. Goes in easier when the  metal is contracted.

[Disco]

Last time I did mine, it was a sunny spring day and I put the wheel in the sun for a hour and the bearings in the freezer for an hour.  They popped right in.  Quick tap with a large socket on the outer race to ensure they were bottomed, and done.

[Larry]

Ditto all of the above and don't forget to put the spacer in before the second bearing goes in. 

[Bob E.]

And don't forget the spacer...