i need to get my front rim replaced. one dealership i went to said that the bearings on the front wheel usually cannot be salvaged when taken out, and that itd be better to get new ones to be pressed. is he bs'ing?

the aftermarkets are like 20 bucks which is not a big deal, and does anyone have any experience with this? or have aftermarket wheel bearings?

 

hes not bs'ing you on the bearings. they need to be pressed out and new ones pressed in. if you have the rim and the bearings and want to bring them down to my house i can press them in for you. if i remember you rather close to me anyway. as far as aftermarkets go, im not sure who the makers are or the ones on my bike were special orders for the carrozzeria wheels but they werent cheap.

 

never re use wheel bearings after they are pressed out.

 

hmm ok. hey evil 636, ill pm you

 

yep, i recked mine takin them out...redneck style

 

Would that be a hammer and socket? Wham!

 

Try VBX bearings on ebay. Or P.M. me; I think I have a set of new ones laying around.

 

hammer and punch actually lol. turns out i didn't even need to replace them i just put HHR pads on the front of her and they were LOUD. made me feel better changin them anyway.

 

omalley, that's how i put them in

 

eh im not really going to wry about it myself. ill probably just let the guys at the shop do it. he said there is a shop where they can make a run for bearings if they need to. a little over a hundred for all.