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Title: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: adenough on September 20, 2007, 04:23 PM

 :idiot2:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: MartyC on September 20, 2007, 06:26 PM

If it opens wide enough and you can get some pieces of wood between the cups and the jaws then yep  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: wildwood1971 on September 20, 2007, 06:48 PM

Make sure you freeze the cups over night mate and put some washing up liquid on the edges before you put them in - freezing them slightly reduces the size and makes them sooooooooo much easier to fit.  :daumenhoch:

Paul

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: SaMAlex on September 20, 2007, 07:01 PM

I dont really understand the question???

Is there any other way to put bearing cups in????

I just fitted a set of headset cups using a bench vice today. No freezing or lube involved at all (but I am crap at putting bikes together "well", even after all this time)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: adenough on September 20, 2007, 07:54 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Dark Diggler on September 20, 2007, 08:02 PM

3x2 plank, fookin big ammer and twat like tenmen.

Vice, next you will be saying that there are special tools for pressing headsets and bb cups.........proposterous 
















 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 20, 2007, 08:04 PM

Heathens  :2gunsfiring_v1:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/build013.jpg)

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: SaMAlex on September 20, 2007, 08:08 PM

what kind of headset and forks are they????? :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 20, 2007, 08:11 PM

oops wrong pic  :-[ that was me facing the headtube so its square  :coolsmiley:

is this better?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/build014.jpg)

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: SaMAlex on September 20, 2007, 08:20 PM

That seems a shame to go to so much effort for a cheap headset!  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: adenough on September 20, 2007, 08:22 PM

nice bars, what make are they? ::)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Dark Diggler on September 20, 2007, 08:26 PM

Flatland them, bet he knocked in the bearings with a hammer and wood though  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 20, 2007, 08:27 PM

Quote from: adenough on September 20, 2007, 08:22 PM

nice bars, what make are they? ::)

cant remember?
changed them now for something with a little more "sweep"  :coolsmiley:

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Moose on September 20, 2007, 08:33 PM

Don't forget the soft jaws, so that you don't damage those anodised headset cups  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: rarman1 on September 20, 2007, 10:43 PM

Quote from: Dingobmxer on September 20, 2007, 08:04 PM

Heathens  :2gunsfiring_v1:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/build013.jpg)

 :) DINGO :)

i recently made something like this with some threaded rod, 2 washers, 2 nuts and 2 3"x 3" 10mm plates which were offcuts from a metal works place around the corner to me, cost me £7 to make, let me know if you want me to post a pic and i'll take one tomorrow for you ;)

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on September 20, 2007, 10:57 PM

a vice works well. try to soften the blow to the cups though, with some wood or rubber or summat.

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: Gary72 on September 20, 2007, 11:18 PM

Have used the hydraulic press at work before :crazy2:

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: darkersomeday on September 20, 2007, 11:29 PM

the only thing to watch out for when using a vice for this is the axle alignment will be out and theres nothing to hold the spacer in place,

try pushing the cups in with the axle in place by swapping the vice from one side of the cup/bearing to the other, like 1 turn/squeeze on eack side,

good luck,

Title: Re: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in?
Post by: adenough on September 20, 2007, 11:33 PM

 :D done it to my quality spec ( if it looks right, it is right)  :LolLolLolLol: