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How to pop out a stuck bearing out of a linkage?
I just found out that a small linkage bearing in my '03 FSR is busted (cap popped off, ball-clip bent, balls all shifted). It's the one that's in the top of seatstay connected to the linkage/rockers, on the drive side.
Anyway, I got a new replacement bearing for it, but the problem is that I can't get the old one out of the frame/seatstay. It seems to be stuck in there pretty tightly. I tried to grab & pull it out with pliers, but no success. Any other ideas?
FYI, inside the top of the seatstay between the 2 bearings is a shaft piece that has bolt threads and a hex hole in the middle (to hold it from spinning while screwing in the bolt).
A guy at LBS said to screw the bolt on the opposite side, and tap the busted bearing out with a hammer. Wouldn't I damage the bolt threads by doing so? Also, I'm not too crazy about having the stays experience some hitting impacts. I dunno, maybe it'll be all OK by doing this (anything I should keep in mind while doing this?), but I just wanted to check in here first.
Thanks in advance,
- PiroChu
I just found out that a small linkage bearing in my '03 FSR is busted (cap popped off, ball-clip bent, balls all shifted). It's the one that's in the top of seatstay connected to the linkage/rockers, on the drive side.
Anyway, I got a new replacement bearing for it, but the problem is that I can't get the old one out of the frame/seatstay. It seems to be stuck in there pretty tightly. I tried to grab & pull it out with pliers, but no success. Any other ideas?
FYI, inside the top of the seatstay between the 2 bearings is a shaft piece that has bolt threads and a hex hole in the middle (to hold it from spinning while screwing in the bolt).
A guy at LBS said to screw the bolt on the opposite side, and tap the busted bearing out with a hammer. Wouldn't I damage the bolt threads by doing so? Also, I'm not too crazy about having the stays experience some hitting impacts. I dunno, maybe it'll be all OK by doing this (anything I should keep in mind while doing this?), but I just wanted to check in here first.
Thanks in advance,
- PiroChu
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