Delboy's Garage, Motorcycle Wheel Bearing Replacement. 

of the hundreds of youtube videos on motorcycle maintenance, by FAR this is the best!! Not just a "follow-along" video, but a great explanations on "why". Thank you very much and please keep on going!

Must be very satisfying to know that your video recorded many years ago is still helping people today. I count myself as one of them. Thanks Delly, and Mrs Penny ❤

never even changed a plug, after this I replaced a set of rear bearings in a Suzuki. Superb video, the best

Del. I doubt you’ll read this as the video is knocking on a bit now. This video gave me the confidence and know-how to replace my front bearings. What would have been a £300 job at a garage cost me £20. Cheers bud.

In a past life, I was a seafairing man. Thank you for reminding me of how important it is to keep one's bearings straight and true. Wishing you smooth sailing on the asphalt seas.

Not just pull the bearings and put them back in but a great explanation of what and not what to do. I could never understand what that tube was for but the full explanation of what it does set me straight.

Great video and everything explained clearly for anyone that lacked that bit of confidence to have a go themselves, keep them coming. 👍🏻

I'm a university lecturer ... i think i know a few things about delivering material .... your explanations and detailed presentation is First Class , many thanks , Pete

This is the best best bearing change ever for motorcycles ! THANK YOU!!!

Just found your video this morning... And this afternoon I replaced all the bearings and put in a new spindle to the rear wheel of my bike. It was a piece of cake after following your advice. Consider me subscribed!!!

Great video! Easily the clearest, most common sense, set of instructions and tips I've ever seen. It is a job anyone can do. Now they know how. Thanks as always Del and Penny!

Just to say a million thanks for your excellent video's. Thanks to you I was able to strip the bearings from my zzr600. They were so thick of grease I couldn't see the circlips. but after watching your vid I was able to get them out. Many thanks.

Once again your videos have been a life saver, I was worried that refitting the bearings after having my wheels painted would be a nightmare but it was much easier thanks to your help.

The best video on wheel bearings by far. I've watched other "professionals" banging on the bearing with hammers, welding washers on the bearing to pull it, I freaked out. Thank you for making sense and for keeping it simple!

This is the type of video I like, as it is in real time, nothing missed and a brilliant tutorial. Well done and Thank You. (New Sub)

After watching this video I feel confident to change my bearings myself. Well explained, thank you!

Thank you so much for this. I used it throughout my DRs wheel bearing replacement. You made it look easy and it is! I wouldn't have attempted it beforehand though. Cheers ☺

What I wouldn't have given to have had this video in the run up to my MOT in the summer??!? The pain I went through putting my bearings in. I ended up having to put them in the freezer & pour hot water over the hub after I minced my 1st set! Great video. Will make a great "go to" next time around

Great video, very informative. Never had a duff wheel bearing yet, but I watched right to the end anyway. Just shows, common sense can save you lots of money.

I know you posted this 4 years ago but thank you so much for doing this step by step, I'm bit of a novice but this has helped me so much, the MOT says slight rear bearing play so will give it a go, you made it look so easy, my machine is a gsx600f 03 reg.

Hi Del, I never comment on RU-vid videos and it has been said already; but I must mimic other comments and say this is by far the best video I've come across on a "how-to" for a motorbike, simply superb, I was gripped for the entire 42 minutes. Your other videos are just as good. A genuine thank you for taking the time to make these videos, they, no YOU give me the courage to attempt these jobs myself. Subscribing as I type this! Thank you again and I look forward to future vids. Best wishes.

Thanks, just done the rear bearing on my 87 FZR 1000 and went like a dream following the vid as I went along.

Great vid Del Boy - and top marks to Penny for steady filming & excellent closeups. I'll be attacking this as soon as the parts arrive.

Amazing! Thank you very much! I am tackling my Daytona tomorrow. So this being the same type of setup makes everything so much easier!!

I just went through an absolute nightmare to replace my bearings. Rear axle seized from rust, split it getting it out, only to have a local shop sell me the wrong bearings, then tell me my wheel was no good inside and quoted me over $1k to replace/repair it all. I've never felt so insulted. I have no problem paying for good service but they overcharged me to basically have a look and then wanted to bend me over a barrel. I wish I would've seen this just a day or so earlier. I ride a '98 Sporty and your videos are like a god-send. Thanks and keep being awesome dude.

Well its my first time taking out a rwar wheel bearing and watching your tutorial made it so so much better... I completed the job with no issues at all.. Just followed your steps and BOOM it popped out.... Can you use Lithium grease for peeping the new parts back in... Thanks so much mate... An absolute legend 👍

Excellent video. One suggestion, disassemble your old bearings, (pull the seal, then cage, then balls). Take the outer part of the old bearing and grind the outer diameter down just a hair, all of the way around. Now you can use it to drive your new bearings in, without it getting stuck. I do the exact same thing if I need to replace races (cones).

Thank you so much. I just picked up a project bike it's a 2003 cbr954rr. The bike had a hard life in the past finally got the frame and rims powder coated. Just got done with the top end of the engine. Last part of the project is pressing in the bearings. Thanks again for the great tips. Awesome channel.

Best tutorial videos out there! Thanks for all the time and detailed explanations you put into your work!

It's nice to watch the guy who knows what he was doing.Salute to the expert, Best video.

Just come across this whilst looking for bearing replacement on my trusty old vespa Front hub ....bearings are bearings after all...top video my friend and well explained ...keep up the good work !

Good stuff Del. Just changed my first set of wheel bearings thanks to your video. The ZX750E1 is back on the road.

I am literally doing my wheel bearings tomorrow! Amazing timing! :-)

Five years after your video and I just changed a wheel bearing after following along. Thanks so much for this great video, which is still serving us! Cheers!

Great straight forward advice . As you said , a little heat on the rim , is sometimes needed. The methods you used can applied to most things , cars , etc. Regards Pete.

Now we talking.Thats the way to show and do a "how to video" .Very good work and explanation and tips.

Greetings from Florida, USA. You are a motorcycle genius! Thanks for the videos!

Cheers Delboy! Saved me £100 + shipping on puller and installer!! I watched an old guy once use a rawlbolt (the expanding ones) to get purchase on the inner race to whack with an old axle from the other side. lol, Thanks again mate

Thank you for an excellent and informative video.

dell mate you have the true nack to be fun and informative a true sign of a teacher

Woah is that easy to change wheel bearing. Thanks again del for a fantastic how to vid look forward to the next project

I often reference your channel when preparing for a job on the bike. They really help approaching a job I have not tackled before or looking for a better way to do a task. The last time I did front wheel bearings I put the bearing in the freezer overnight. Really enjoy the videos keep it up please.

thank you for sharing Delboy n Penny.

I like your comment about fair exchange with dealers' repair fees. When I started working on my bike, I immediately ran into all kinds of hidden knowledge that an experienced wrencher has, and I did not. For example, what does it feel like when a bolt is "right tight". I rapidly developed a new respect for these characters. For me, it is really useful to know about my bike (thank you for your videos), to trust it, to know my limits, and know when to call a pro. From this place, it is pretty obvious who's doing business with integrity. When I learned how to fix a flat, I now know I can get myself out of the forest if I get one, I need to be out of the forest two hours before sunset just in case I get one, and it is fair value for me to pay a shop with a tire machine and balancer to do the job when I'm not in the forest.

I suggest: Delboy's Garage for a RU-vid motorcycle mechanics Guru! Love Your vids! My bike is waiting for some brake fluid change and guess whose video tutorial I'm going to use...? Yours OF COURSE! Thanks a lot for You effort! P.S. And the echo problems are gone ;)

Great video! You saved me buying a bearing install kit. I did buy the Harbor freight bearing extractor kit though, and glad that I did since I think it greatly lowers the risk of damaging the hub using the punch/drift technique. With the kit I was able to remove the old bearing with no trouble, but did apply a bit of heat to the hub during removal. Thanks again!

Great vid again you two👍Bearing in mind hahaha,I have a bad memory,I always take photos on my moby of any operation I perform on the bike,needless to say I have the dirtiest Samsung on the planet😃

Absolutely excellent "how-to" video. Excellent camera shots and instructions. Wish I lived in the UK so you would do all my bike work with absolute confidence that it would be done correctly. Thank you.

Another fantastic video .cheers to you both 🤓cheers dave 🏍💰

Do me a favour... never quit youtube your a bloody legend!!!! Love the videos. Gradually working my way through them all and learning loads. superb 👌🏼👌🏼

when i put bearing back in i used the old bearing but i put a washer in between with a smaller hole to get the old bearing out just a little tip

Brilliant video . Now I'm off to change wheel bearings on my tdm850. Thanks for informative video

I like to chuck the new bearings in the freezer for a bit before installation (after you've checked they're correct size of course). This shrinks them a tiny bit just as heating the rim will expand it. It helps a little bit with getting the bearing in.

The last time i did a wheel bearing was in 2001 after a trip to Assen on my Firestorm.Thats 15 bloody years ago! ,and your confidence fades over time.Thanks for the refresher course mate!.

Excellent how-to as always with just the right level of detail. These are some of my favourite videos along with the fabrication ones. It's great to add another job to the list that I'd have a go at when the time comes. Also really excited to see what the new bike is and what it becomes. I'm curious whether you'e went along the lines of the usual firebaldes, r1's etc to fighter or something completely out there. Either way I'm sure it'll end up great.

A few years ago I used your fork video to swap the springs and replace the seals on my Versys, now I'm looking at using this to replace what I think are dead wheel bearings on my W650. Thank you for the great videos, it's super helpful to have such clean and to-the-point presentations for how to do these jobs. It takes work that I'd thought would previously require a shop and shows it to not only be accessible to a regular owner which is absolutely invaluable to anyone that rides regularly!

When I first took these things off, I felt so frustrated, it was a nightmare.

Outstanding tutorial! You are a Gentleman and a Scholar.

I had to do this exact job on my back wheel but one bearing was so ruined and horrible, when i was tapping it out the whole thing fell apart in the wheel so i got the middle, plastic bits and what was left of the rollers ... Leaving the outer ring left in the hub ... Ended up having to get it heated up to get the bastard out!

1st class tuition, thank you, and great camera work Penny.

20:57 you look like Mr Krab from Spongebob squarepants hahahaha

great video buddy, from an Englishman. I now live in NZ. After watching this I feel I could change a set - brilliant. Many thanks. mike

Absolutely love the way this guy explains stuff. I wish I had an uncle full of helpful advise like that.

Best bike bearing video by a very long way. Nothing missed out and a little bit of understandable physics to make sense of what he's doing. " Cocked " describes the bearing if you hit it too much on one side. Excellent and best vid.

Delboy's garage is my goto stop now for all my bike maintenance. thanks to you guys for posting as your help and advice is honest and invaluable to novice guys like me

Your chanel is one of the best things that have happened to me through all of my motorcycling live 👌👍

Best Wheel bearing replacement video, breaking down everything and explaining what each component does. I have been so clueless as why there's a spacer in the wheel but not ANYMORE!!!

Thanks delboy..I was worried about doing this but you have put my mind at ease. Plus I will save money as I was about to buy tools I didn't need. Very well explained. 👍 Top man

Fantastic video! You are a GREAT teacher. I'm in America and changing out my bearings on a Honda CT70 that I've had since new as a kid for 38 years now.

Thank you Del and Pen. As always mate, clear, so so useful and concise.

Seriously, I know how to change wheelbearings by heart, but I watch your videos purely just because you explain stuff very VERY nice and understandable!

Got my first motorcycle a 2001 GSXR 750 and needs a few repairs, I'm changing tires, sprockets and chain and since wheels will be off anyways I got a set of all balls bearings for rear and front. I'm new to working on any type of vehicle but I decided I'm doing everything myself to learn. This video is perfect and makes me think I can do it myself. Thanks

Thank you very much, mate! Excellent video, excellent explanations. I'm now able to save a lot of money with replacing these myself on the race bikes! Excellent videography as well.

Great video. I'm replacing front wheel bearings on my Honda Goldwing. Discovered that the spacer (bearing collar) was missing after the previous owner had the bearings replaced by the dealer! Needless to say, the bearings failed in less than 1000 miles of me riding. Just got the spacer in the mail, and your video just helped me out quite a bit. Cheers from Texas, USA.

I bought my bike salvaged, so obviously, it needed some love. These videos are a godsend my friend!!! Thanks for the tutorials!!

no fancy workshop no fancy tools no fancy talk 100% trully excellent workmanship perfectly perfomed. a fellow mechanic

Wow Thank you so much. Just taken my 1200 Bandits rear wheel off to discover a totally destroyed sprocket outer bearing, no wonder the tyre has worn badly. Now thanks to you the bearing is out and I'm ready to get the spare parts. Thanks for your well explained and detailed video

Thank you. I’m about to change all my wheel bearings which I have never done. This is about the 5th video I have watched just to pick up on different methods. This is by far the best explanation of HOW it all works. Not just do this and this but do this because this is how it works. Knowing why not just how always helps me tremendously. That way if I run into some kind of issue I will be better able to figure out myself what needs to be done to correct it. Spatular teaching. Thanks again.

I've worked on cars all my life and now I have a few bikes which I haven't worked on very much and I have a scooter and I can tell you know what you're talking about and that's the kind of people I want to watch thank you

Excellent video. Very informative. You made my bearing replacement a 15 minute job. I spent more time cleaning all of the hub parts and axle than I did driving out the ole bearings and installing the new ones. Love this channel

Terrific video - very helpful and will save a fortune doing this myself. Thanks again and greetings from Australia !

I've recently replaced front and rear wheel bearings on my ZR7S. it's very reassuring to see I've done the job the same way as you describe. Like you said it's very easy, the hardest part was having the confidence to whack the new bearings in. Haha. Very excited about the next project. I've been re-watching the bandit videos, so much information and entertainment. Well done you guys!! keep it up!!

After watching this vid, Ive subscribed to your channel Delboy. Great step by step explanation and great camera work to show everything. Ive not done wheel bearings for 30 years and now got to change them on my FJR 1300 front after 83k miles. Same principles for any bike front or rear. Enjoyed watching the vid and the fact you just get straight on with the job without all the usual crap people talk about on their vids.

Great detailed commentary as you describe each step. That bike looks very Jules Verne.

This really helps. Just about to start an 535 Virago project and looking to get the rims powder coated and replacing the bearings. Thought I’d need a press and pay to get the job done. Reckon this is on my skill level so thanks fella👍

Thanks for posting this video, changed the wheel bearings on my VFR 1200 no issue's. Next the head bearings.

I watched this video before I replaced my wheel bearing today on my bandit 1250. Very useful. One thing I ran into trouble was that when driving the new bearing in using the old one on top, the old one got stuck half way in after the new one got seated. It was really hard to get the old one out. I had to use a punch on the other side of the wheel to drive the new one out a bit in order to push out the old one. It worked. So now I just use the punch to get the new one seated. I would suggest using the old one to drive the new bearing in about couple mm below the housing edge. Then removing the old bearing and using the punch or similar tool to drive the bearing in from there. I use this method to the other side of the bearing and it works perfectly. But thanks again for the video. In fact your instruction is so clear that I feel motivated to do it myself.

I'm about to change front wheel bearings on my 250 Enduro Honda. This is so useful. I feel confident to tackle the job. Thanks Del!!

Fantastic! Hopefully showing this will help with the intimidation factor some people have about working on their own bikes. It lowers the cost of ownership which means more riding!

Holy crap, 7 years ago, ehh?? Well, its STILL the very best video I've seen on how to do it, AND its the ONLY video that has shown how to do all three rear wheel bearings. So thank you very-very much. Gotta say there, down-under, your bike looks like a Mad Max bike. :-) Loved that crazy movie. Thx again.

thanks delboy,just done mine, was worried at first but after watching you took up the challange,and i am please to say i have completed it, must tell the truth tho put the bearings in and forgot the middle bit, had to take a bearing out again to put it in, still with your help i got it done, thanks.

VERY informative and thorough. Thank you for all the effort to make this video.

Did my 08 Sportster front wheel bearings last weekend. Had to heat the hub to get them out using a blind bearing puller. Spacer was too tight against the bearings to move to one side. Smooth as silk now! Great video, keep them coming. Pen does great camera work!

Just put this into practice this evening del, saved me some pennies for more exciting things! Great vid you two

Brilliant video, good practice to insert the bearing with the numbers facing outwards

'Silence is Golden'. Love that...work at an Amazon facility where you can clearly hear when bearings are going bad....crunchy, crunchy, crunchy! 👍🤣

thanks again for a great detailed video, just details and no music lol perfect.

You are the man Delboy! I was really nervous about doing some of this stuff, but it all worked perfectly just like you demonstrated! Thank you so much for making this video and other ones like it!

Just watched this video, thanks brother, changing a wheel bearing, feel confident after watching this that I can do, it's the little tips like using the old bearing as a drift to tap in the new bearing. thanks again.

Cheers Del, watching your vids has give me the confidence to start doing work on my bike . Just changed the head stock bearings , wheel bearings, disc and pads on my 114 fat Bob. Thanks again.