i want to remove the bearing so the wheel can be powder coated there is what looks like a ruber seal on one side but i cant see anywhere that i can get a screwdriver in to prise out the bearing

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Hi

The wheel bearings can be removed using a bearing puller, However the bearings can probably be pushed out from the inside, If you rock the inner spacer/sleeve to one side you can use a copper drift to gently tap out the bearing from the inside, you may need to warm up the wheel hub and be sure that there are no bearing retaining devices such as cir-clips,

When removing the bearings this way I would replace them with new ones as the bearings are not specifically designed to have side loads applied.

Have a look on You Tube under (motor cycle wheel bearing removal), Most of the people use a screw driver as a drift I would use a soft metal drift(copper), You tube also has clips showing people using bearing pullers,

use an anchor bolt

tighten up in the bearing and drift out through the wheel, its often very difficult to move the spacer enough to get a decent hit on the bearing, this way solves that

or weld a piece of flat steel over the bearing and drift it out (Dr Rod's idea, god bless 'im)