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looks like i need a special tool - a ring nut removal tool.
I've put on ad in wanted but has anyone got the correct tool they can lend me ? Obviously postage and beer money paid.
You only need the tool for the centremost bearing, which very rarely needs replaced- sure it needs done? All the other ones are blunt instrument jobs.
I've got the others out but the bearing in question is seized solid. Can't think of a way to bodge it either.
there is a specific vice-tool which sits inside the ring drive and undoes with leverage from the wheel.
good bike shops should have them.
where are you in the uk?
I have two! Where are you? email me, address is in my profile.
Ambrose ygm
to remove - old 20mm axle (or similar shaped.....thing) + hammer
to install - some threaded bar + selection of different sized washers and nuts + the old bearings + a spanner
Ndthornton
Your advice would lead to a wrecked hub in this case. As stated above, the DT Swiss star ratchet system means the centre bearing can only be removed with the correct tool, which removes a steel' ring nut' . This sandwiches the inner bearing between the hub flange and the nut, which the OP knows. You can buy these from ebay for about £20
Ah - Iv never done DT Swiss to be fair
No mail as yet- hearne_ogwen52athotmaildotcom
I've sent you an email today about the hub tool . Can you get back to me as soon as possible. Thanks.
LBS only charges a tenner labour to replace hub bearings. Is diy really worth it in this case?