How to change your Specialized Levo frame bearings

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Жыл бұрын

Changing suspension bearings is an important part of bike maintenance. Choosing which bearings to use is difficult but It shouldn't be. Full compliment bearings are the best to use. Check out kintetic Bearings they will be glad to help www.kineticbikebearings.com/

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@Mr_RichardH Жыл бұрын

Turning that spacer is above and beyond, Dave. Excellent service.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you, the thing is I bloody love doing what I do.

@Mr_RichardH Жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic That shows in every video Dave. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@traildaddi Жыл бұрын

Seconded! Great work Dave!!

@Dwyeb73 Жыл бұрын

One of the best repair videos I have watched. Very clear on how and what you need to do the job. Excellent. Now time to start my replacements on a Kenevo. Much appreciated thank you. Now subscribed to your channel.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, thank you

@Paulo-fr3xm Жыл бұрын

Great service that Dave, making that spacer, difference between the quality shops right there 👍

@garyproctor7899 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, iv'e finaly managed to get out on the bike since you changed the bearings and you got the forks sorted for me. It's now like riding a flying carpet it's just so smooth and it dindn't break the bank either. Having bought the bike second hand 2 months earlier i'm glad you spotted that washer that was missing as no doubt if i'd have carried on using it, it would have caused even more problems so ive probably saved quite a few quid there with help of your knowledge.I will be taking your advice and getting a new pin and spacers in the not to distant future so thanks for making up the spacer and realy enjoyed wathching the video you did on it. Keep up the good work and videos .Thanks Gaz.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Nice one, thanks

@AverageTom91 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are inspiring. I want to try and make my hobby to a living. Seeing you coming from a shed to a proper Workshop gave me hope. Ofc there is a lot of work done behind the scenes to get there, I appreciate it. Currently I have a 3 Room apt. and work in the 3rd room. One day, I will have a proper shop up and running. I am based in Germany. I will follow your career with great interest.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I love my job, I just wish I had more working time, by that I mean am 60 now and need to slow down, hopefully my sone will take it over, good luck

@Rasedan Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job! Have to check those bearings as well as the press tools from Kinetic Bearings.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comments

@nathanross8459 6 ай бұрын

brilliant watching a craftsman and so well explained. i have the same frame and was wondering which bearings and method of extraction to use. excellent, earned a subscribe :)

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@richardharker2775 Жыл бұрын

The take away from this is if you think you'll save money doing it yourself, don't. Find someone like Dave who has the knowledge, has the tools and can guarantee you will have quality work applied. Thanks for making the video Dave.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your kind comments

@paulm5025 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, fabulous video, thanks for creating it. Can I check what grease were you using for the bearings and axles? Thanks.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, I use Motorex Grease 2000.

@PhiTri808 3 ай бұрын

I love this video, especially because i am half way through this job. Since i started riding bikes, I have tried to do my own work used the money I have saved to buy tools. I wish you would provide more information on the tools you are using, and wh where to get them. Many thanks from a Yank!

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 3 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments

@instakillagram2023 2 ай бұрын

Morning, lad! Great maintenance video, which is the brand of the linkage bearing press tool?, thanks 😊

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Ай бұрын

Hi, its a specialized specific tool, (there own)

@steve_gooner0014 Жыл бұрын

another great video, how do you check to see if the bearings need replacing, is there a way of testing without removing any of the linkages?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, if you ride 2 times per week then every 12 months, if not the the retaining pins should be removed and re greased once a year

@paulgowing5051 Жыл бұрын

Great video, you make it very easy to follow. Any chance of a link to get the tools you advertise only they seem elusive to find online. Keep it coming as I love it

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments. good allround bearing tools can be found atwww.kineticbikebearings.com/tools.html

@foggie8496 10 ай бұрын

Dave, great info in the video. Do you have any info or a link to the various bearing pullers/bearing press that you used?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 10 ай бұрын

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comments, www.kineticbikebearings.com/tools.html

@LuisManuelHdez Жыл бұрын

You're awesome! Wish you were close to me. I need to do this to my 2020 levo SL, as it has a nasty creak under load. Might have to bite the bullet and pay the ridiculous sum of $260.00 for the job cause I don't have the tools.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that seems a bit expensive. I charge £150.00

@cocoplops4982 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic content as always. Laying in wait for you to have a cube stereo hybrid with bearings needing changed 🤣

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, Thank you for watching and your comments, should be soon

@bertfranqui7096 3 ай бұрын

nice job man, what are you using as tools? have a nice ride

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 2 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments., we use many bearing tools but the one in the picture is a specialized tool

@thebikerepairshopformby Жыл бұрын

Excellent work Dave, i couldn’t manufacture that spacer……made me feel inadequate 😅

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you Phil, I just love a challenge.

@scoto1976 Жыл бұрын

Great video., Any links where I can buy the chain ring removal tool and the bearing press tool. Thanks

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching, we sell the lock ring tool uk only though www.cycle-fast.co.uk/cat/186/Tools/ The bearing tools try Kinetic bearings

@bobwilliamson5574 Жыл бұрын

My everyday ride is a decade-old ladies’ hybrid bought second-hand off eBay for forty quid, chosen largely for its lack of theft appeal. Yet this machine is capable of taking me up and down hills with ease in all weather, in safety and comfort and doing all this while only requiring a monthly squirt of air in the tyres and a dribble of oil on the chain. These new contraptions will soon need an MOT just to keep them on the road.😂

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, thank you for your comments

@DDMMYYYYNZ 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Where do you get the bearing tool from? Do you have a link?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 11 ай бұрын

Hi, which tool, there is a few in the video

@yorkneytrailrider1751 Жыл бұрын

Great video as ever Dave, don’t suppose you have a video of a full bearing change in a Whyte Emtb in the pipeline have you, I’m going to change mine but I’m not sure what the main pivot is like without tearing it down and so far I’ve hit a brick wall with contacting Whyte, any help would be appreciated please

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching, I don't i'm afraid but I do have customers who own them so maybe soon.

@yorkneytrailrider1751 Жыл бұрын

Oh well thanks anyway Dave, I know it was a long shot and I’m not surprised you’ve never had one to repair, from what I’ve heard Whyte’s are pretty much bulletproof, mine is three years old and I’m still on my first set of frame bearings, I hope those words don’t come back to bite me 😁

@OldManRideing Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video is very informative Can I ask where can I purchase this bearing tool if you have a link Please

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, sure, www.kineticbikebearings.com/tools.html

@nigel22347 Жыл бұрын

Great Dave, who sells the bearing press?

@maciejwodecki646 Жыл бұрын

Kinetic Bearings

@callumcopley6780 Жыл бұрын

Hi great video .I'm currently changing my bearings at shock rocker on my levo. When I removed the rocker there was only 4 washers none in the middle is that normal or am I missing 2 washers thanks Callum

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, it depends on the year of your levo

@callumcopley6780 Жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic thanks its a 2021 comp

@user-mx4rt4im7k 5 ай бұрын

Can you assist, please,trying to use cain sonic Mobil phone app when plucking the belt readings left to right the readings fluctuate in between plucks, so how is the average attained Also, why is the left reading box a different colour, I have lent a kriket gauge but am I correct that the colour black is a motocycle one? Thank you

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 5 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching, I think you replied to the wrong video

@chrislong1092 11 күн бұрын

On the bearings where there's 2 bearings and a spacer. How do you get the bolts off? There seems to be a safety screw but none of my hex keys fit

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 10 күн бұрын

Please send me some photos

@nigel5695 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave What’s your view on ceramic bearings, are they worth the extra cost in your opinion?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel, It's an interesting topic, my own personal view is that when you are at the top of your game and looking for every advantage available to get the best performance available then ceramics is the obvious choice, they last much longer than steel but cost considerably more too. They do run with less friction, which offers a significant advantage in industrial applications running at 20,000 rpm. A tiny percentage reduction in friction here can equate to a worthwhile power saving, but when you're only turning at 300 rpm, as you do on a bicycle a small percentage increase in efficiency will make a negligible change to your power output. Certainly not worth the significant increase in cost."

@nigel5695 Жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Thanks Dave really helpful, non ceramic it is

@gituser4712 9 ай бұрын

A bit off topic but What brand is that rear mud guard?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Hi, Thank you for watching and your comment, if I remember right think is was a mudhugger

@theyreallnamedgeorge6997 8 ай бұрын

You didn’t show the process for using the drift to remove main pivot! That would have been quite helpful seeing as that’s the hardest part. Then you also skip removing the double bearing at the back end! You went through all that effort of making the video and then you skipped the two hardest parts of the job.

@jasongunn4557 5 ай бұрын

I don’t suppose you found out because I’m trying to change them too ?

@jennchase 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. He literally skipped over the one part I wanted help with - the double bearing where you can’t push them out like the rest.

@d1qpi Ай бұрын

Same here. Did you guys manage to remove the double bearings and if so, how?

@sp00n 11 күн бұрын

@@d1qpi Meh, my original comment is not showing up, trying again. I was able to remove these bearings using a slide hammer. It's a bit of messy process though, because there is a spacer between the two bearings, which prevents you from getting a good grip on the outer bearing. So either you manage to only grab on the inner ring and extract this way, or you will end up scratching the spacer to create a large enough gap for the slide hammer to get a grip on the backside of the bearing. Either way, it worked (twice now). There is a dedicated tool from BearingProTools though, which was specifically designed for the Specialized rear bearings. It looks pretty good, but I haven't tried it myself.

@GNX157 Жыл бұрын

For those doing this, as faor Allen wrench used, look at the ends of the key, the corners should have machined bevels at the corners, and this will match the way the Allen bolt recess is made, with the end result being the Allen keys goes in deeper and more solidly for a better bite on the bolt. Using a key for example that has been cut down with a hacksaw, is not a good idea as the corners at the end haven’t gotten the machined bevel on them.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, great comments, I often grind the tips on my keys to get back to a clean key

@johnf3326 Жыл бұрын

Tha'll be doin' thysen aaaht onna job!

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Hi, Thank you for watching and your comment

@bdc9165 Жыл бұрын

What are the chances you have a link to the tools used?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, sure thing, www.chainreactioncycles.com/lifeline-pro-bearing-press-set/rp-prod202219 www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized-FSR-Tool-Kit-12mm-Bearing-Tools_96584.htm?sku=342287&Home%20and%20workshop%20tools&Specialized&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0oagBhDHARIsAI-Bbgcy-uEYWUiicPPjIxwNBj2yvMptjTiOxMn9emwVlfTsSpZ3BEDyDvYaAhGZEALw_wcB www.kineticbikebearings.com/tools.html

@veniaminmelnic1035 Ай бұрын

Hello there, I am also missing the spacer, any chance you know the dimensions for me to make one? Thanks!

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Ай бұрын

Hi, its the same size as the one on the other side, please consider a super thanks if you found this video helpful, it helps to support further videos. thanks again

@veniaminmelnic1035 Ай бұрын

Well thing is I don't have either ahahah :)))

@perspectivedetective2703 Жыл бұрын

Don't specialized recommend Loctite 603 between frame and bearing?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comments, yes they do but from experience it's too harsh, bearing housings can be tight on the spesh without any compound, they are very hard to remove with compound.

@perspectivedetective2703 Жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Nightmare!!! lol Im just about to do my Kenevo SL for the first time. So you would advice me not to use 603 when installing new bearings? Any tips on getting the original ones out, which i assume has 603 applied? Thanks for replying, i appreciate your opinion.

@paularthur6456 Жыл бұрын

Wondering what one should expect to pay for this service.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

The labour charge is approx £60

@Robbrown92 Ай бұрын

do you have a link to the tool?

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Ай бұрын

www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/shop/accessories/tools/specialized-fsrtoolkit12mmbearingtools-457994/option/

@Robbrown92 Ай бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic out of stock that’s a pain

@edgarsnezinu1439 Жыл бұрын

Those bearings should be torqued about 5 Nm some 7 Nm but I see owner torqued close to 20 Nm lol ... Interesting you didn't mentioned that

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments, I don't like referring to specific settings too much, I try and refer to manuals

@ka81alex Жыл бұрын

The MOST important info not shown. C'mon, we're all here because of hpoing to see the actuall process of removing those f...g double-bearings. Yes, you said - "blind bearing puller" - but which one (there are dozens of types of it.). How did you use it exactly? Because I don't see any chance to use it cause of those alu wahsers inside between bearings.

@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for watching and your comments. I have another spesh knevo in at the minute, I will film the process.

@sp00n 11 күн бұрын

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic Well, it seems it never came to this.