Author Topic: will a bench vice be anygood for pressing bearing cups in? (Read 803 times)

MartyC · « **Reply #1 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

wildwood1971 · « **Reply #2 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.

Paul

SaMAlex · « **Reply #3 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)

adenough · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2007, 07:54 PM »

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #5 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

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:04 PM »

Heathens

DINGO

SaMAlex · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:08 PM »

what kind of headset and forks are they?

?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:11 PM »

oops wrong pic

that was me facing the headtube so its square

is this better?

DINGO

SaMAlex · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:20 PM »

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

adenough · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:22 PM »

nice bars, what make are they?

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:26 PM »

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

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #12 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"

DINGO

Moose · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:33 PM »

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

rarman1 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:43 PM »

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

Heathens

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

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #15 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.

Gary72 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:18 PM »

Have used the hydraulic press at work before

darkersomeday · « **Reply #17 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,

adenough · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:33 PM »

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

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