OK Ilbikes, are you the guy with whom I chatted the other day on the phone? If it wasn't you, then it was someone else having the exact same problem. I'm sorry I forgot who you are.
Either way, after I got off the phone I got inspired and decided to pull my front wheel bearings from a spare front end, just for the hell of it. I took a few pictures that I hope will help with your efforts. Each image is a link you can click to view a larger, more detailed image.
Also, just for your information, I believe that you have the incorrect part number up there for the Honda tool. It appears that you left out a digit. According to the information that I have, the correct number is 07910-3230101 (front wheel)
First things first. I removed the wheel and looked at that bearing retainer nut. What a bugger. It is 44mm OD, or 1.75". I thought about a few options and decided to just make my own tool. I am fortunate enough to have a box of "reject tools." You know, redundant or broken or bent ones. I keep those so I can use them later for stuff like this. I found a big old 1 1/4" socket. It's OD is 1.68" I think that a 1 3/8" or 1 1/2" might have been better, but I didn't have a spare sitting around. This one really was a fine fit, and might have been better than a larger one.
Because the top of these sockets are beveled I first ground it flat so I would have nice sharp, square edges. Next I took some wax paper and made an etching of the nut in the wheel. I used this as a pattern on the socket. Taking a Sharpie (permeant marker) I marked a rough pattern on the socket. Then with a cut-off wheel I cut the "rough version" of the pattern into the socket. Then I went back with my paper pattern and made more refined marks and made my final cuts. This whole process took about 10 minutes.
Here is another image of the socket. It's not perfect, but it worked just fine. If I get inspred I might grind off the prongs and redo it a little more precisely.
This is the cut-off tool (hand grinder) I used. Got it from
Harbor Freight for about $10.00, and I use it all the time.
Alright the next thing is actually getting the bearings out of the hub without damaging anything. This is what the spacer between the bearings looks like. One end is larger than the other. I got a large (old) flat head screw driver and cammed (wedged) it into the middle of the spacer and then knocked it out with a hammer. This left a bur in the spacer that I had to go back and dress. It came out fairly easily for me. The second one was even easier. Just remember that the left side (disc brake side) has a lip in the hub that the bearing seats against, but the right side (speedo side) does not. The end of the spacer with the shorter tabs is on the left side, and the longer tabs are on the right side. That did not affect me in any way, but it is invisible until the bearings are out and good to know about.
This is a somewhat "risky" method, but I just jammed the spacer over as far as it would go and used an old rusty swingarm bolt and a big hammer to do the dirty work. Once the bearings are out you can reshape the spacer tangs and reassemble. quietlikeachurch
I don't know it this is a good idea or not, but if you do try it, I would try to bend the tabs on the right side (speedo side) where they are longer. Also the spacer can only come out from that side.
Now that you know what the spacer looks like I am sure you will find the method that will work best for you.
One more pic of the spacer.
Total time, including making the tool = about 35 minutes.
I hope all that helps. Sometimes all the unknowns are enough to make a job seem too hard to start. Now you can see that this one really is not all that hard at all.
Peace and grease
-fang
