Zipp 182 hub bearing replacement

[makebeernotwar]

I used a DIY press (threaded rod with various washers). I did the main hub shell bearings, one at a time. The first one was quite easy. The second one wanted to go in at an angle no matter what I tried. I hit the hub shell with a heat gun, put the bearing in the freezer (that's a waste of time - it immediately heats up when it contacts the hot hub), and it still went in wonky. I just kept wiggling everything around as I was tightening it down and eventually it ended up looking straight and flush.

I bought 4 bearings - enough for the hub shell and the freehub. After the difficulty I had with the main hub shell, I wasn't game to do the freehub. Also, I aborted the difficult one twice and punched the new bearings out, so I might have damaged 2 of my new bearings and I wasn't sure if using them in the freehub after that would be wise.

I've ridden 50 km since and everything seems fine. I think it would've been a lot easier with the correct drift and I probably would have attempted the freehub if I'd had the correct tools