ridered218 Posted June 6, 2010 i have a 99 cr250 and ned to replace the sterring head bearings but will not come off with a chisel and hammer and i dont have the money to buy a bearing puller. does anyone have any good suggestions. your help would be greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eyesky2002 Posted June 6, 2010 Unless they are fused on, you can pop them free with a screw driver / pry bar after applying a little heat to the inner race. Since the chisel🤣 did not work, your best bet may be to just pay someone to pull it off. Better out a few bucks now then needing a new triple if you keep whacking on it. 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CR14 Posted June 7, 2010 I just changed mine the other day. You need heat. I used a hammer and screwdriver but that ripped apart the bearing pretty quickly. That's fine because you still have the inner piece to get a good wack on. Just get yourself a torch and heat it up good, then hit it with a hammer and big screwdriver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philbrooks Posted June 7, 2010 i have a 99 cr250 and ned to replace the sterring head bearings but will not come off with a chisel and hammer and i dont have the money to buy a bearing puller. does anyone have any good suggestions. your help would be greatly appreciated. You really need to "press" them off & on to avoid damaging the stem. I have a 12ton press in my work shop, live off I-17 & T-bird. Work nights, so home during the day. Your welcome to come over & we'll replace for you. E-mail me if you want to use it, as I do not always log on this site every day. Phil61s@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
