Front Wheel Bearings '96 RK
You can't check end play on the bench it has to be assembled on the bike. . You can only check the bearing condition. It is a taper roller bearing (thrust) so the adjustment is made with shims between the inner race and inner spacer.
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From: Haslet Texas
With the 2 piece bearings you will get a lot of movement when it is not in place and under tension.
Bearings are cheap.
If you are worried about it at all I would suggest just replacing them.
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Hope that helps!
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Have you ever lost a gas cap or find one from years ago ?
Go back to what Spanners mentioned earlier, it is common to weld on the race to shrink it for removal. I welded a washer on the race to have something to tap on for removal but became loose after letting cool down from the welding. This is something to be ready for before tackling the job.
Go back to what Spanners mentioned earlier, it is common to weld on the race to shrink it for removal. I welded a washer on the race to have something to tap on for removal but became loose after letting cool down from the welding. This is something to be ready for before tackling the job.
Last edited by 1997bagger; Dec 29, 2013 at 07:17 AM.
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Here are the pics, the first one should be a video, I don't know if it will work. The other issue is the white "grease" in the pic. That had me thinking that the bearing on that side was not working right. Appreciate all the help. I have not had to work on bearings before.
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Look normal to me. Granted I can't tell much from the video.
Without tension on them the bearings will flop around a little.
Would definitely clean and re-grease those bearings though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Without tension on them the bearings will flop around a little.
Would definitely clean and re-grease those bearings though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!