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cb750stu:
Hi Folks

Just wondering how to get these rings off they are solid if i put it in the freezer will that work ??

I looks like there are 4 parts there , 

Does all that assembly come off or just the top 2 rings ???

Cheers

LesterPiglet:
The very top is a spacer. It all comes off up to the spacer, unless the spacer is the wrong size then that comes off too. I just used a bfh and an old screwdriver. Just work your way around the bearings a bit at a time and it should come off.

cb750stu:
Cheers !!!

As you can see in the top picture i have tried the BFH route i think i will go and hit it a bit harder !!!

Cheers

the-chauffeur:

Stu

I've always found the lower races a bloody nightmare to remove.  I've finally settled on a somewhat unconventional - but effective - solution.  I use a small axe head (like a wide bladed cold chisel) against the bottom race edge and strike the back of it with a heavy hammer.  Since both tools are hardened, I wear goggles and gloves, just in case. 

The other thing I do is brace the top end against a piece of wood up against a wall.  With the whack I need to give these things, I find that vices just don't cope.

Alternatively there's always the elegant solution of using a Dremel to cut through 2/3rds-3/4trs of the race width and then snap the remainder with your hammer/cold chisel . . .

cb750stu:
Yeah ive just finished with my Dremmel worked a treat !!

I just test fitted my new bearings,i take it when i put it back together they will move down when tightening up because at the moment they dont go all the way down to the bottom they seem a bit snug ??

Cheers for the advice 

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