It's my first time trying to install bearings in these hubs, trying to put the races in straight was a pain in the ***. So I made my own tool to press the races in. It was really easy, I used mostly parts I had laying around. I put a big bolt through a metal fence part, made sure it was perfectly staight, put the hub over it, then put the race in. I used the old bearing, a washer and a 24mm nut to press the race in by tightening the nut on the top. Very easy, and it took about 10min to put the four races into my two front hubs.

Anyway here are pictures in case someone else wants to make something similar.

 

+1 creativity.

 

word, any specs on the specific fence piece for others who may be interested in making their own.

 

looks great!! gret idea!!! i usually just use a punch to drive the races in and our. works fine with no damage to the race.

 

No sorry. I picked it up at Rona in the fence part aisle, for about 5 bucks. I didn't look to see what the name was though. It's the only thing I had to buy to make this thing. It was perfect for what I needed, so I just picked it up. All I can tell you is that it was already u-shaped when I bought it, with three holes on either side, and one hole on the top, where I passed the bolt through.