# Removing bearing without multi tool

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [March 31, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-bearing-without-multi-tool/73774 "2015-03-31T16:42:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![trouthunter024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@trouthunter024](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/trouthunter024)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-bearing-without-multi-tool/73774/1 "2015-03-31T16:42:26Z")

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What is the best way to remove a bearing without a multi/bearing removal tool? Thanks

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-bearing-without-multi-tool/73774/2 "2015-03-31T18:19:17Z")

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The back end of a drill bit works very nice in place of the multi-tool. In fact, people were using steel rods, tubes and drill bits before multi-tool type thingies became available. If it’s a “C” sized bearing a 1/4 in. drill bit is the size to use.

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**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-bearing-without-multi-tool/73774/3 "2015-04-01T03:17:51Z")

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You could go at it with a pair of pliers. Some pliers have a round groove near the hinge that make them very convenient to get them open.

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-bearing-without-multi-tool/73774/4 "2015-04-01T03:21:35Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> The back end of a drill bit works very nice in place of the multi-tool. In fact, people were using steel rods, tubes and drill bits before multi-tool type thingies became available. If it’s a “C” sized bearing a 1/4 in. drill bit is the size to use.

Quoted for truth.