Pulling Rear Wheel Bearings on 3rd Generation Magna?

[Sledge Hammer]

Is anybody aware of a bearing puller which will work on a 3rd Generation Magna's rear wheel? The diagram in the service manual shows the distance collar as item 11 and it looks like it might be a captive part from the drawing; if so, that look like it would complicate bearing removal. I want to make sure I don't damage the wheel while trying to get the old bearings out. Any enlightenment will be appreciated.

[TLRam1]

Mike I have a bearing puller I use on my old bikes, this is probably the same situation and would work on these also. I normally can get the bearings out w/o a puller but my last one was finicky and could not get behind it. The puller I have pulls from the inside with a slide hammer action.

[Sledge Hammer]

Thanks for replying, Terry. I thought about toddling over to Northern Tool in the morning and seeing what they have. But before I do that, I should probably go through the formality of pulling the rear wheel and seeing what I have to deal with, shouldn't I?

[Sledge Hammer]

Well, that little distance spacer looked like it would a real hassle to contend with. I don't see anyway of getting something down thereto get under the bearing to extract it. So I said, "Well, poop!" or words to that effect and weighed by options:

1) An hour and half trip over to Northern for a tool they might not have or

2) A ten minute trip over the dealership to let them deal with it.

Cost is pretty much a wash either way. A friend of mine went through the same decision in rebuilding the back end of his '87 Goldwing and recommended letting the dealership handle it since they already have the specialized tools, so that is the course for which I opted.

Before hauling the wheel over there, I checked the bearings, and the only one which had a catch in it which I could detect was the right wheel bearing. The left wheel bearing and the flange were fine, but the heat build-up was greatest on the left side of the axle. Time to carefully inspect the chain, but otherwise I am at a loss to explain that.