Spokz has teamed up with WheelchairBearings® in the USA to bring you tools and bearings specifically designed for the wheelchair market.

If you want your wheelchair to move faster, go farther and smoother, then you have to maintain your wheelchair’s bearings. Your wheelchair has bearings in three places: front caster, front fork, and rear wheels.

Most wheelchair manufacturers say you need to re-grease or change your front caster bearings yearly, and the forks and rear bearings as needed. With the right tools, this is easy to do. 

This professional toolkit gives you everything you need to tackle the majority of bearings on most makes of wheelchairs, be it rearwheel bearings, castor bearings or caster for bearings.

The tool kit includes:

• Portable Bearing Removal and Installation Stand
• 16x32" Work Mat
• Extractors for the following bearings:
• 608 and 638, 8mm ID
• R6, 3/8" ID
• 6001, 12mm ID
• R8, 1616, 6001-1/2", 1/2" ID
• R10, 99502 5/8" ID
• Bearing Installation Press with the following bearing spacers:
• 608, 8mm ID and 22mm OD
• R6, 3/8" ID and 7/8" OD
• 6001, 12mm ID and 28mm OD
• R8, 1616, 6001-1/2", 1/2" ID and 1-1/8" OD
• R10, 99502H 5/8" ID and 1-3/8"
• 15mm small spacers
• 30mm long spacers
• 7" steel threaded rod
• Additional Tools
• Brass Pin Punch
• Internal Snap Ring Pliers
• Extras For the Press
• 10" long reach stainless steel threaded rod
• 15mm small spacer
• 30mm long spacer
• Extras for the Extractors
• Set of replacement tapered bolts, nut, and washers.
• Canvas tool bags to store tools.

Automotive bearing pullers pull from the lip of the inside ring of the bearing, but a wheelchair hub axle sleeve can prevent the puller from grabbing the ring. Bicycle bearing pullers are very expensive and do not come in imperial sizes. 

Improper removal or installation of bearings can permanently damage casters, rear wheel hubs or caster stems. Please use caution when using brute force. Make sure you know the size and types of bearings on your wheelchair and buy the right sizes.