Hey guys,

I'm going through my second hand router part by part and noticed that one of the screws turned with a wee crunch. I took the bk12 block off and lo and behold some metal shavings fell out and the bearing turns with an arthritic crunch!



Is anyone willing to help a guy out here? I'm a bearing newbie so I'm left scratching my head learning here.
  • how do i get the bearings out? They're stuck fast in there. I've read you can heat the block up to get the bearings out, however there's a rubber like seal one end which I'm assuming is averse to a heat gun/ oven. Before i get the socket and bench vice going to push it out, can anyone give me some tips?
  • The bearing says 7001ac. I'm a bearing newbie, and when I'm in a newbie scenario i tend to replace like for like. I found an apparent exact replacement here, but its from 3 weeks away china. I'm struggling to find a UK supplier with similar markings. Can anyone help me source something similar and more local?

thanks
Nic