Hope Hub Bearing Tools

This page gives a guide as to the tools used to service Hope hubs.  

Hubs, no matter the manufacturer, tend to be one of two basic designs;

- The 'over-axle' design, in which case there is an axle protruding through the bearings that can't be removed until after the bearings are removed.  This axle prevents access to the inside of the bearing with an expanding puller.  Instead, the bearings can be removed by tapping on the axle with a soft mallet or block of wood, or by using a wind-out over-axle bearing remover.  The new bearings then have to be pressed in over the protruding axle, using tube-shaped over-axle press drifts.

- The 'non-over-axle' design, sometimes called a 'spacer' design, in which case, after removing any end caps, there is nothing protruding through the bearings.  The inside diameter of the bearing is therefore freely accessed by an expanding puller, and our regular press drifts can be used.

All of our regular and over-axle press drifts, as well as the 'wind-out over-axle bearing remover' can use the same threaded rod and T-bar handles, so if you are ordering more than one item, select the first item with the handle option 'with T-bars' or 'with nuts', and then the rest can be 'drifts only'.  Make sure that it is the over-axle press that is selected with the handles/nuts, as it comes with a slightly longer threaded rod than the regular press does.

Hope Front Hubs

Hope's front hubs generally follow a 'non-over-axle' pattern.  The bearings are exposed by pulling off the end caps by hand.  The bearings can then be removed using one of our 'expanding pullers', or a 'wind-out blind bearing puller', selected for the correct bearing size.

The new bearings can then be installed using our regular bearing press drifts (not over-axle press drifts).

We have a video demonstrating the process here.

Hope Rear Hubs

Unlike their front hubs, Hope's rear hubs are 'over-axle'.  The bearings can either be removed by tapping on the axle with a soft mallet or block of wood, or by using our 'wind-out over-axle bearing remover'.

The new bearings can then be installed using our over-axle press drifts.

Hope Freehubs

Hope's freehubs vary a bit depending on the hub and cassette type, but all are non-over-axle designs.The bearings can be removed either using our expanding bearing puller, or our wind-out blind bearing puller.  The new bearings can be installed using our regular press drifts. 

Hope Bearing Tool Selection

The following table identifies the tool type & size recommended for each Hope hub type.