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rsanders30117
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wheel bearings n things

Post by rsanders30117 » Fri May 21, 2004 3:49 pm

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "takes2serious" wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Matthew"
wrote:
> > Well then ill pull em out and check for damage "maybe" repack. > > They hard to get in/out. I see ill prob need to tap em out or > > somthing. > > > > I never liked the idea of re-using wheel bearings once removed. > They're pretty inexpensive parts and fairly easily damaged in > removal, so I just replace them. > > That said, I have a needle fitting for my grease gun that is > supposedly able to shoot grease through the rubber seals of a > bearing. Anybody ever done that? > > Randy

rsanders30117
Posts: 469
Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:06 am

wheel bearings n things

Post by rsanders30117 » Fri May 21, 2004 3:49 pm

I always liked to remove as much of the old grease & debris as possible before repacking. Also, by removing the bearing you can see what you're doing. I don't think it does any harm to tap the bearings out to clean & repack them. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "takes2serious" wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Matthew"
wrote:
> > Well then ill pull em out and check for damage "maybe" repack. > > They hard to get in/out. I see ill prob need to tap em out or > > somthing. > > > > I never liked the idea of re-using wheel bearings once removed. > They're pretty inexpensive parts and fairly easily damaged in > removal, so I just replace them. > > That said, I have a needle fitting for my grease gun that is > supposedly able to shoot grease through the rubber seals of a > bearing. Anybody ever done that? > > Randy

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