Hub & Axle Tools

Cone wrenches, the Hub Genie and hub bearing tools

Cup-and-cone hubs need two thin cone wrenches, one to hold the cone and one to tighten the locknut against it. They come singly and as a twelve-wrench set covering 13 to 28 mm, and the Axle Vise 1639/2 holds a threaded axle in a bench vise without crushing the threads. Cartridge-bearing hubs need the Universal Bearing Press 1721 and the Inner Bearing Puller instead. The Hub Genie 1758/4 pulls thru-axle end caps from the inside, leaving the cap faces unmarked.

For the method, read how to use a cone wrench. More presses and pullers are under Bearing Tools.