Boca Bearings Universal Bicycle Bearing Installer

Sometimes you just don't know how much you needed a tool until you actually use one. This does exactly what it says, with no muss, no fuss, and no looking for the right socket, and hoping the bearing goes in straight. Perfect tool.

I have an Ibis Mojo HDR which needs fresh suspension bearings a couple of times a year. Now Ibis would have you buy 2 brand new links (with bearings) for $150, but you can buy a bearing kit from enduroforkseal for $50. This is a light duty item, but good enough for that. The drifts are plastic, so it remains to be seen how they will hold up. The tool requires a T40 wrench.

I needed a bearing press tool but could not afford the majority that I found on the internet, but then I found Boca Bearings and could not believe how much cheaper they where. Fantastic delivery time too.

I bought this because it looked like a low-cost solution to being able to press bearings into my bicycle wheel hub. I was able to use this press as designed for a different purpose, but it didn't come with the size I needed for my wheels. The blue pieces are made out of plastic. I wonder how these would hold up over the long term. The tube that this is packaged in works very well.

I don’t normally write reviews but I feel like this “tool” needs one. Literally any tool at Harbor Freight is better than this tool. The threaded rod is so small and weak it bends under pressure and will not drive a bearing in straight. I’ve tried it on multiple bike pivot bearings and bottom brackets and I haven’t had a successful experience yet. I thought the poly adapter would be nice and hold up but that was a dream.