Axle bearings on Tri-Z

[VenomRS4]

I need to do my axle bearings on my Tri-Z. It looks like I need a spanner wrench for the axle. Where can I get that tool? I cant seem to find it anywhere.

[chris200x]

Use a hammer and a flathead screw driver to remove the axle nuts.

[Trouble]

have you tryed calling autozone and seeing if they have it?

[VenomRS4]

Use a hammer and a flathead screw driver to remove the axle nuts.

I tried this with my honda. It gouged the nut pretty bad. it got the job done, but i'd like to use this as a last resort.

I'll try autozone.

[brrcuda]

Do yourself a favor and have a decent bike shop press them out. It will save you a ton of aggrevation. My last set pressed out cost 20 dollars by an local honda shop. Then press your new ones in yourself if you want to.

After doing this on 3 trikes- never again. Its worth it whatever they charge.

[VenomRS4]

Do yourself a favor and have a decent bike shop press them out. It will save you a ton of aggrevation. My last set pressed out cost 20 dollars by an local honda shop. Then press your new ones in yourself if you want to.

After doing this on 3 trikes- never again. Its worth it whatever they charge.


So did you just hand them the carrier and ask them to get them out? What kind of tool do you use to get them out? Where can i get one? Cuz I will be doing axle bearings quite a bit.

[brrcuda]

hand it to the service desk and say you want them pressed out. They use a big hydraulic press to push it out. Saves your knuckles and tools from being damaged. I hate doing bearings. Not worth my time to fight for hours pounding them out.

[chris200x]

Hmm, I thought you were talking about the two slotted nuts that hold the sprocket to the axle???

For the bearings (I recently replaced all my tri z bearings) I just used a 2 pound hammer and a punch. It's really quite easy.

For the sprocket nuts just soak them a few hours in PB blaster or the like.. A punch with a flat tip will do less damage than a screw driver. And you'll save yourself a few bucks in the process.

[ATC-Eric]

With the right tools its no biggie. I ended up at the Yamaha shop last time with my Z, the right tool turned out to be a 12" punch, and a big ol hammer.

[super90]

The axle nuts will come off with a crecent wrench. Atleast on hondas they do, I got a big 4'' one that I found under the telephone pole in my yard that the electrical company left behind so I kept it. Its a 15''er so it will get er done.

[Tri-ZNate]

agreed, take a long punch and a hammer to get the bearings out. To put the new ones in find a socket that is the same size as the outer race and evenly hit the socket till the bearing is in place

[tecat-z]

Replace the two spanner nuts with oem late model banshee nuts. Then a big crescent wrench can be used. Those spanners are junk.

[chris200x]

Tri Z ones are slotted (well mine were anyways) I replaced those beatup rusted things with Banshee ones. Those are the normal 6 sided (?) nuts

[honda250sx]

If you are looking for the spanner wrench you need. Try Grainger or MSC.com. Hell mcmaster carr may even have it.

[370banshee]

agreed, take a long punch and a hammer to get the bearings out. To put the new ones in find a socket that is the same size as the inner race and evenly hit the socket till the bearing is in place

same as the outter race... never never never put force on the inner race of a bearing to drive it in...

[370banshee]

i take em to the yamaha shop and have em pressed out... cost me $10 last time...

for assembly.. it's alot easier to drive a cold bearing into a hot carrier.. so.... first step.. toss the bearings in teh freezer over night... then when your wifes not looking.. toss teh carrier in the oven for a while.. it; doesn;t need ot be HOT just WARM... so get it hot enough you need a glove to handle it... then push the cold bearings in...

[Tri-ZNate]

same as the outter race... never never never put force on the inner race of a bearing to drive it in...

Thank you for catching me. I meant the outer race.

[Dirtcrasher]

I don't know if allot of you guys realize that a 20 ton press runs about 180$ if you shop around. I bought one 5 years ago and press everything in and out with the thing. It works great!

[badasskfx]

send the carrier to me if you cant do it ill do it for you. very easy to do with the right tools. pm if needed

[pickleweasel_00]

same as the outter race... never never never put force on the inner race of a bearing to drive it in...

That's what I was just going to say :D If you drive it in usint the inner race, you will probably ruin the bearing. Use the outer race!