Wheel bearing swapping question

[Michael Miles]

Hi folks:

I've purchased some wheels for my ultralight project, and I'd like some ideas on how to change the wheel bearings. The wheels are this model:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These have the basic wheel bearings that I'm going to replace with sealed ball bearings (5/8 inch axle). My question is how do I pull the old bearings? They're really tiny, so normal puller tools don't seem appropriate. Obviously, I'll just press the new bearings in when the old bearings are removed.

Thanks,

Michael

[Bill Berson]

Just tap the bearing out using a steel bar from the opposite side.

[George Sychrovsky]

This is a wheel barrow wheel and the bearings that are in it have a flange on the outside which holds the bearing in position preventing it to go any further in , the real wheels have a flange reduced diameter on the inside of the wheel which prevents the bearing to go further in and real sealed bearings have no flanges,
In other words you got the wrong wheels.

[Michael Miles]

Nope - got the sealed replacement bearings from the same manufacturer, and they have the flange too.

I think I need something like this, but smaller:

https://www.harborfreight.com/Rear-A...Set-62960.html

I'm thinking I could grind off the sides of a washer so it slipped down through the hole, and make it work the same way.

[George Sychrovsky]

In that case you can knock the old ones out with anything that fits through the opposite hole, they come out real easy

[martymayes]

Like the others have said, can use a punch & hammer and tap them out from the opposite side. If that's too easy, a finger puller or other hook on a slide hammer will work. They make them small enough to pull a 6mm ID bearing.