Here's a few pics and a video of installing crank bearings on a Honda XR600 crank, this method works on all sorts of bikes though.
Throw that crank in the freezer for a few hours, go drink some beer and scrape your gaskets or something.
Set the bearings on the stove for a minute or so,
Then quickly do this for both bearings, don't wait too long because that crank will start to warm up pretty quick, have everything all ready to go before you even get the crank out of the freezer.
http://s761.photobucket.com/albums/xx253/sdmxrdr/?action=view¤t=XR600CrankBearinginstall.mp4
Click text or pic below for video
You get this result without a press and no risk of damaging the crank trying to press the bearings on. The video was of the second bearing going on, I was on the wrong setting on the camera for the first one.
Throw that crank in the freezer for a few hours, go drink some beer and scrape your gaskets or something.
Set the bearings on the stove for a minute or so,
Then quickly do this for both bearings, don't wait too long because that crank will start to warm up pretty quick, have everything all ready to go before you even get the crank out of the freezer.
http://s761.photobucket.com/albums/xx253/sdmxrdr/?action=view¤t=XR600CrankBearinginstall.mp4
Click text or pic below for video
You get this result without a press and no risk of damaging the crank trying to press the bearings on. The video was of the second bearing going on, I was on the wrong setting on the camera for the first one.