Topic: bearing retainer tool question

[famoussas1]

Ive seen the bearing retainer tool posts on here, many good homemade tools that get the job done. i dont have access to welder etc.. and i cut a small piece of steel and tried that, but no luck on getting the retainer off the front hub.  is there even an actual tool that can be purchased for this? ive found plenty o bearing retainer tools, but nothing that matches my cb.  maybe ill have to try and make another tool, maybe with bolts and a plate of steel or something.  is the rear bearing retainer the same size as the front wheel one? that way i can at least use the tool twice

[MCRider]

Ive seen the bearing retainer tool posts on here, many good homemade tools that get the job done. i dont have access to welder etc.. and i cut a small piece of steel and tried that, but no luck on getting the retainer off the front hub.  is there even an actual tool that can be purchased for this? ive found plenty o bearing retainer tools, but nothing that matches my cb.  maybe ill have to try and make another tool, maybe with bolts and a plate of steel or something.  is the rear bearing retainer the same size as the front wheel one? that way i can at least use the tool twice

WHAT BIKE??

A steel strap available at any hardware, 24" long or so. Drill holes where necessary, insert bolt and nuts, bolt sticks out a bit to engage the slots in the retainer. CB750? Front spacing for bolts is different than rear.

YOu know to drill out the stakes in the retainer? It won't turn if you don't.

[famoussas1]

i drilled them out. a 74 cb550.  i made a tool that turned it about a half inch or so, but nothing after that. my tool failed before the ring came out. ended up breaking the tool before the ring gave. gotta learn the hard way sometimes.

[MCRider]

i drilled them out. a 74 cb550.  i made a tool that turned it about a half inch or so, but nothing after that. my tool failed before the ring came out. ended up breaking the tool before the ring gave. gotta learn the hard way sometimes.

On the 550, one of the rear ones is a left hand thread. YOu would turn it clockwise to loosen. Need a 550 guy to confirm which one it is. Maybe that's the one you are working on?

[73nancy]

what i did was took a steel rod found some bolts that fit the holes on the retainer and welded them to the rod. but if you dont have a welder you could easily do what was mentioned before just get a wide peice of matal with some strengh to it and drill some holes for a threaded rod to go through put a nut on each end so it stays in place. should work slick my isnt very nice looking but does the trick.