Originally Posted by
DonPenguino
Wow, I love bike rebuilds and this looks fantastic! As a tip from the auto world, to get press-fit bearings in it helps to throw the bearing in the freezer and the part it fits in into the oven for a bit. The bearing will contract a tiny amount, and the part will expand, which makes getting it in just a touch easier.
Sounds like a good tip. I ended up using a vice to drive the bearings in, finishing off with a large hammer & a block of wood! not the most elegent way to drive your new bearings hom & certainly not recommended. An Arbor press would have been useful but I didn't have access to one at the time.