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Rear wheel bearings
« on: July 30, 2008, 06:51:05 AM »
I had pulled off my rear wheel last week to change tires and low and behold I've got a bearing running rough. I got the bearings in yesterday and was going to change them today. Anybody done this? Any tricks? Has someone got a manual that can copy the pages for replacement and send them to me via
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 08:34:06 AM »
Al, drive out the old bearings as straight as poss. Put extra grease (they come almost dry from the factory) in the open side of the new bearings, then drive them in as straight and carefully as possible...with the open sides centered against each other to keep that grease in. Don't forget the collar. I assume you are talking the flange bearings, correct? Be sure you ordered two bearings, as it takes two bearings together to make the one bearing on the flange side.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 10:27:18 AM »
The bearings I have are All Balls (TM) from HDL and are sealed bearings. The spline support bearings I got out and replaced but the main bearings in the wheel are Mo-Fo's to get to. I haven't figured that one out yet. I'm an old bearing replacer from a long while back and hadn't had any that kicked my booty but I just can't see the angle to get these out. Hipshot said he would shoot me a pic from the manuel this afternoon when he gets home and I just may have to wait till then to figure a way.
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 12:03:37 PM »
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 03:29:55 PM »
  Hooter I know when I got the chrome rims I had the bearing already out of the rear wheel but even then I had to get all the rest of the guts out to put in the new rim. I was told by Torque that they are a MO FO for sure and he said that it would be a good idea for me to go to where someone had the right tools to do the job so I would screw things up. Good luck!!  8)
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2008, 05:43:30 PM »
Quote from: snake on July 30, 2008, 12:03:37 PM
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 07:05:53 PM »
Quote from: hooter on July 30, 2008, 06:51:05 AM
I had pulled off my rear wheel last week to change tires and low and behold I've got a bearing running rough. I got the bearings in yesterday and was going to change them today. Anybody done this? Any tricks? Has someone got a manual that can copy the pages for replacement and send them to me via
 hooter2005#sbcglobal.net
Thanks
Al

If for some reason Jim can't fix you up, let me know. I don't know how to do it but have a service manual I can make copies and scan in. I think.  :-\ I was wondering how many miles you have on the bike. I keep waiting for something to crater and don't want it to happen in October on some Mountain top somewhere.  :'(
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 08:12:15 PM »
Quote from: Dusty on July 30, 2008, 07:05:53 PM
Quote from: hooter on July 30, 2008, 06:51:05 AM
I had pulled off my rear wheel last week to change tires and low and behold I've got a bearing running rough. I got the bearings in yesterday and was going to change them today. Anybody done this? Any tricks? Has someone got a manual that can copy the pages for replacement and send them to me via
 hooter2005#sbcglobal.net
Thanks
Al

If for some reason Jim can't fix you up, let me know. I don't know how to do it but have a service manual I can make copies and scan in. I think.  :-\ I was wondering how many miles you have on the bike. I keep waiting for something to crater and don't want it to happen in October on some Mountain top somewhere.  :'(

Jim sent me some copies of the pages I needed this afternoon. I got the final drive spline hub bearings done this morning with out to many fowl words infiltrating the ears of the little kids in the neighborhood. Those were the worst of the group but still need to get the others done. I've spent the better part of this afternoon looking at different angles to get at the bearings and the spacer tube inside the wheel between the bearings. After many well's and what if's and a few cold ones I got the schematic from Jim and that pretty well clinched to finally thought on the subject. It's (the wheel) is stealer bound asap.
I've got 35,000 on the bike and have checked the bearings everytime the rear has been off and when I put my last tire on 11,000 ago they were fine. The main wheel bearings seem to be OK, not rough but I want to change them out anyway just because, the final drive spline bearings were shot with the balls falling out.

« Last Edit: July 31, 2008, 04:38:45 AM by hooter »
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2008, 02:28:55 PM »

 Well at least you bike it going back together!!  ;D
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2008, 02:37:25 PM »
You still don't have your hub back yet Chad? :(
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2008, 02:42:12 PM »


 Nope!!  :'(
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Re: Rear wheel bearings
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2008, 02:46:29 PM »
Borrow Morgans....I'll come help.
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