Poolside Chat

Should I replace my pool pump motor bearings on the motor or should I replace the entire motor?" - Kane Well, Kane, that's really up to you. Because replacing the bearings isn't the easiest thing to do. If you're a handyman or a mechanic, it might be something simple. But if you're an average Joe, may be above your skill level. So my suggestion would be to replace the motor and if you have some free time maybe buy the bearings and work on your old motor, but at least you'll have the new motor to put in there and get working right away. First off, you have to have the right tools, because as I remember when we shot that "How to replace your Pump Motor Bearings: Part One, Two" guide, we had techs work on it. And we had to make sure we had all the right tools like the bearing puller. The whole process took a couple of hours, it wasn't fun. The kicker is, we replaced the bearings on a new motor. If that motor had been five years old, then it would have been even harder to change out those bearings because of