Finally discovered my BB bearings (M960) a little crunchy after 4 years and as I started looking around at options, the Phil Wood bearings sounded like the best ones and at a reasonable price of ~$23. The issue comes in that it appears that the job is most easily and safely done using a "bearing removal tool" and I see one made by Phil and one made by Enduro. This tool is ~$115.
A new set of Shimano cups with bearings is $65. No brainer on which one to buy since the cups seemingly have to be removed to use this tool anyhow and apparently I'm not "core" enough to burn through the Shimano bearings as fast as some people have.
The questions:
**Anyone have enough experience with this tool to know whether or not it can be used wthout removing the cups? tricks or tips?
**Anyone made their own and/or have some measurements/drawings/CAD files of the parts for one of these tools they'd like to pass along to me?
A new set of Shimano cups with bearings is $65. No brainer on which one to buy since the cups seemingly have to be removed to use this tool anyhow and apparently I'm not "core" enough to burn through the Shimano bearings as fast as some people have.
The questions:
**Anyone have enough experience with this tool to know whether or not it can be used wthout removing the cups? tricks or tips?
**Anyone made their own and/or have some measurements/drawings/CAD files of the parts for one of these tools they'd like to pass along to me?