The ALT Drift

Removes the First Bearing …Controlled!

The new ALT Drift is designed as an alternative to a punch & hammer or a blind bearing puller in a BSB configuration (Bearing/Spacer/Bearing) where two bearings are separated by a bearing spacer. Like in a hub, freehub, seat post or linkage.

The ALT Drift works with the controllable screwing motion of any of my Bearing Presses.

IMPORTANT

The ALT Drift Kit is currently in beta testing and will be sold at an introductory price to get some real-world home mechanic testing. And it would be nice to get some feedback!

Only consider this kit if you’re willing to follow the instructions.

Sizes:

The ALT Drift fits these sizes of bearing inner diameter (ID):

15, 17, 18, 20, 25mm

Features:

The ALT Drift works with a controllable screwing motion. No hammering or yanking.

Solidly presses against the bearing inner ring.

Made of anodized aluminum.

Comes on a foam stand to keep all the parts organized.

Requirements:

  1. The bearing spacer needs to be able to move off it’s axis by at least 1mm.

  2. The bearing press needs a flat, perpendicular and large enough surface to leverage the ALT Drift.

How it works

This tool removes the first bearing using the screwing motion of a bearing press in a controlled and confident manner.

The ALT Drift uses the same principal as a punch. After moving the internal bearing spacer off it’s axis, a punch presses against the exposed inner ring of the bearing. The mechanic then alternates the sides of the bearing that the force is applied to press the bearing out “straight-ish”

Same goes for the ALT Drift which presses against the exposed inner ring of the bearing and then, thanks to the screwing motion, varies the force applied to the bearing inner ring as it rotates until the bearing pops out.

How-To Video

ALT Drift Kits

The ALT Drift comes in two kit versions.

Model: ALTD-1

ALTD-1 kit contains the ALT Drifts and the ALT rod, but needs to be used with:

  1. HSBP-1 Hub & Suspension kit for hub, freehub & suspension tasks.

  2. Suspension bearing press for suspension tasks.

Model: ALTD-2

ALTD-2 is a totally stand alone kit which CONTAINS ALL THE PARTS that you’ll need to remove the first bearing in a BSB configuration for hubs, free hubs and suspension. This kit is for those of you who already have other bearing presses.