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Changing Front Wheel Bearings

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Old 04-22-2003, 01:19 PM
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Never done this before so . . .



Am I going to need a bearing puller, if so any special kind?

Should I replace the oil seal right away while I'm in there?

Do I just tighten it by feel or is there something to measure/torque?

Any particular brand/flavour of grease?



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Old 04-22-2003, 02:20 PM
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replace the seals, they do go bad. you dont really need anything special, you can use a hammer and chisel to pop the races out



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Pretty straight forward process. Be sure to pack the bearings with good grease. Get a good high temp grease from the local parts store. Get some new cotter pins for the castle nuts. Make sure everything is seated and tight when you reassemble it.
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you may have to recheck the pre load after a couple of weeks. oh and correct preload is the loosest you can have it before theres play @the rotor



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