All 2st Linkage bearings

I am having trouble removing the roller bearings on the linkage of my Wr300 does anyone have some tips? I tried pressing them out one side but it looks like there is a shoulder between the bearings. I tried a drift but it is just destroying the bearing.

The bike is an 2009. The bearings weren't to bad but I got the all balls kit so I thought I would replace all the bearings.

Yep, they gotta be driven out opposite the way they went in ... It is very easy if you have the right side of punch to fit over the shoulder in the middle of the linkage arm and still touch the sides of the bearing housing.... A socket might work here ... not sure of the size and not trying to get you to abuse UR tools but this is the general way of driving a bearing out ... Use wd40 also around the old bearing ...

Don't worry about the old bearing ... U almost concede it is toast when you decide to remove it ...

Don't worry about the old bearing ... U almost concede it is toast when you decide to remove it ...[/QUOTE]

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PB Blaster penetrating oil works better than anything I have ever found for freeing up rusted or stuck parts

If you heat the link till spit sizzles, it will help a lot.

Propane torch and a blind bearing puller. You can get a full kit of blind bearing pullers for about $60 (..here in the GWN. Down in the US they are propably cheaper).

i use a dye grinder and just ground a line across the bearing cage and it comes out with one wack of the hammer/drift combo. i couldn't get mine to even budge with a press. all-thread and sockets works well for installing the new bearings