# Split open bearing casings! **URL:** \ **Category:** Unicycles and Equipment\ **Created:** [December 4, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702 "2005-12-04T01:43:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/1 "2005-12-04T01:43:35Z")
I was wondering what was causing so much lateral play down around the hub and why my tyre was rubbing on the frame to the point that it was no longer ridable…turns out I completely split open my right hand bearing casing. The bearing holders on this frame are too small in diameter so that the bearings don’t fit snugly and there is a lot of pressure at two points the whole time. My guess is that this is the cause. The frustrating thing is the the right hand crank is the one that’s really tough to get off and I don’t own a crank puller. I can’t wait for this new muni frame of mine…that’s when I’m going for the full upgrade. I also broke a spoke too and am considering a new rim and smaller tyre than the 3" Gazz that has served me so well. I figure I’m doing a fair bit of more technical stuff and it would be nice to have as light a wheel as possible. But that’s another story all together. Here’s a picture… Andrew ![Bearing Casing 03.jpg](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/366cc5d68f3917358bc93f8986bbbd5c013251f7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![unicyclistjoe](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/unicyclistjoe/32/430_2.png) [@unicyclistjoe](https://unicyclist.com/u/unicyclistjoe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/2 "2005-12-04T04:55:58Z")
☹ Ouch, that really sucks. What kind of frame were you using? It could help save people with that frame from a similar fate. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/3 "2005-12-04T12:03:05Z")
It was a freebie…a prototype frame from unicycles.com.au that wasn’t sold for this very reason (plus a few others…it’s an early one). It will be replaced by my beautiful white custom frame soon though. 🙂 Andrew ---
**Author:** ![jagur](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/jagur/32/48_2.png) [@jagur](https://unicyclist.com/u/jagur)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/4 "2005-12-04T17:36:54Z")
get a wooden dowel and put it through the spokes from the other side so it connects to back the stubborn crank arm…then beat the dowel with a mallet, pushing the crank arm off. (keep the other crank attached so the spindle doesnt come out.) ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/5 "2005-12-05T01:59:56Z")
I’ll try that, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kington99](https://unicyclist.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kington99](https://unicyclist.com/u/kington99)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:16am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/6 "2005-12-05T10:16:52Z")
I had this happen on friday night, on my car. Removed the hub and the rollers fell out on the ground, think on… ---
**Author:** ![U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/u-turn/32/71_2.png) [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/split-open-bearing-casings/75702/7 "2005-12-06T04:11:24Z")
What a cool photo!