Rear bearing press/banana refurbish

[Zithlord]

Made a press from cheap materials. Powder coated the black parts, blue and yellow zinked parts. Put the bearing in the freezer and it slit right in with the home made press and 8t jack. Used a very tiny bit of grease on the bearing cavity in the banana arm and the old bearings to press inn the new ones, because you should only press at the outside of the bearing when you press it in.. Also a 78mm wide plate between the old bearing and the top of the jack, because the jack top is to narrow. I also pressed in the hub with smaller presses that just press the inside of the bearing. BTW the picture of the press shows the new bearing pressed all the way inn(you can not see it) and the two old bearings on topp and at the bottom.

John

[Zithlord]

final picture

[RSTarga]

nice work, I did the same to mine powder coated and replated, should hold up better than the original paint.

[VitoV]

John, thanks for posting the pics-- very nice!

[Neunelfer]

Mighty fine work John!