Front wheel bearing removal- what's the trick?

[80GS850GBob]

Lol...got it! Funny thing is the center spacer...how is that thing really held in there except by side load force between bearings?

Also a good thing I did remove them as the non speedo side was gritty when turned.
Now to find some new bearings with the same OD but 20mm ID...and a new center spacer with 20mm ID.

[Big T]

Must be a bearing house nearby

[jabcb]

All-Balls Racing has a list of their available sizes.

https://www.allballsracing.com/media/productshowcase/AllBallsBallbearingsizechart.pdf

[salty_monk]

I have the Pit Posse tool. Some bearing are really hard to move any other way & it seems to vary from bike to bike even with the same wheel... manufacturing tolerances I guess.

[jabcb]

I have the Pit Posse tool. Some bearing are really hard to move any other way & it seems to vary from bike to bike even with the same wheel... manufacturing tolerances I guess.

Maybe the difference is intentional.
On the old Suzuki two strokes with drum brakes that I’ve worked on, one bearing is recessed, and the other is flush or sticks out slightly. The flush one has a tighter fit — its the first to install & the last to remove.

[80GS850GBob]

Found the needed bearings with same OD but 20mm ID...they come in a tad thinner though but nothing huge.
Still need a new spanner piece that goes between the inside of the bearings.
Rebuilt the GSX-R speedo drive hub today too.....odd thing...one can use a gs speedo hub {if you reduce the axle diameter to 15mm!} on a GSX-R wheel but you can't use a GSX-R drive on a GS wheel - the two tangs that are driven by the wheel are different widths apart. {GSX-R are wider and GS are narrower - same tab sizes just different spacing apart}.
If one removes the GSX-R drive plate and carefully tweeks the two drive tabs inward they will fit a GS/GT hub...ask me how I now know.