here is a cheaper kit 17.95. jackyl

bearing puller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...motiveQ5fTools

 

had the shop pull em out.
i installed them with a 48 oz plastic hammer

 

i use a bearing puller, you can rent them at local shops around here, that is what i sued to do till one fell in my lap... you just put it in and screw, pops em right out, you may want to check wiht the chromer they may have one, my local chormer does... to get them back in I use a overhand press to ensure they are strait and true, over kill to many but i have it so why not... when you get htem apart remember that there is a spacer in there, you dont want them so tight that the spacer is smashed between them when you put them together, you can use a big socket and and block of wood to get them back in really... that is what i did for years

 

I did check with the chromer. They charge $25 per wheel to remove the bearings and another $25 to remove something called a "race". What is that anyway? Is that the spacer you are talking about?

I may just buy the removal tool and then let my indy replace the bearings with new ones when I take the finished product to him to have everything put back together.

 

You have a sealed bearing unit on your bike. There is not a separate race left in the wheel to remove.

 

as jmpancoast mentioned - the bearings are sealed and there is no race.
does bring up another question though - why is the chromer willing to charge you $25 per wheel for something that is not there?

it looks like both tools (puller and installer) can be had for less than $75 total. If it was me - I'd take a shot at it and then try to recoup as much of my tool cost on ebay as possible by reselling them as a set.

 

They didn't specifically quote me for removing the races. It's just a line item on their pricing page. I just don't know enough about what is going on inside the wheels to have known that I don't have races to be removed. So, thanks to you and jmpan for that info.

I'll probably buy the removal tool for the bearings. And great idea to resell it when I'm done. But I'm going to be taking my existing wheels and tires, etc. and the new chromed rims to my indy to swap everything over. I can't imagine he'll charge me a whole lot to install new bearings in the new rims so I will let him handle all of the post-chroming work.

One last question - what size bearings are in the 07 dyna wheels? I've seen references to 1" bearings and references to 25mm bearings. The 2 removal tools I've looked at are different in that one has a part that is for 25mm and the other tool has a part that is for 1". So I want to get the correct one.

 

06-07 are 1", 08 and up are 25mm.

 

I made my own puller from stuff I had.Look at the kit on E-bay-You need an old lug wrench (cut the end off and sharpen the end a bit and get a piece of round stock 3"and cut a slot in one end1/2"deep with a cutting wheel)Slide the 3" piece in the wheel (lay wheel down on rug)put shaft in slot and hit it with a hammer- stand it up and drive it out!E-Z

 

Okay, what are the chances that, if I don't have this tool, that I have round stock and a cutting wheel or even an old lug wrench lying around? LOL

For $20 or so, I'll just buy the tool. Thanks anyway