They are in your red shop towel when you wiped your hands clean?
new rear tire
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Martin Earl
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Issues of memory, and other such myths-
Aging is a lab experiment; sometimes you are the scientist, some days you are the lab-rat.Memory at some point, is a function of aging. cough...60th birthday in 30 days...I think that's right.
In recognition of memory and aging issues--I have began to put an 'out of service' tag, ie key in the ignition through a note to myself.ADD OIL is one I use immediately after pulling the drain plug. ah, if I remember. grin.
Not that this has any 'bearings' on being frozen out of Paul's contest. shrug.
revmaaatin.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 7:56 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:It looks like Ron Haraseth may have come up with the right answer first: Freezer Paul Streeter
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Norm Keller
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#ygrps-yiv-2047148852 blockquote.ygrps-yiv-2047148852cite {margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:0px;border-left:1px solid #cccccc;} #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 blockquote.ygrps-yiv-2047148852cite2 {margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:0px;border-left:1px solid #cccccc;margin-top:3px;padding-top:0px;} #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 .ygrps-yiv-2047148852plain pre, #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 .ygrps-yiv-2047148852plain tt {font-family:monospace;font-size:100%;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;} #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 {font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12pt;} #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 .ygrps-yiv-2047148852plain pre, #ygrps-yiv-2047148852 .ygrps-yiv-2047148852plain tt {font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12pt;} Are the bearings beside your MIG welder? Running a bead around the inside of a stuck race works well to reduce the diameter so it will fall out. As for remembering and other aging experiences, my 89 year old mother's favorite comment is, "It gets worse!". Thanks, Mom. I feel so much better now. I'd feel a bit less despondent if you didn't seem to smug.... 
On the other side, my older son was laughing at one of my mental lapses. I responded by saying that when he did something like that I'd laugh at him but when I do something, he should understand that he's looking at heredity. "Not so funny now, is it son?" 
Norm
On the other side, my older son was laughing at one of my mental lapses. I responded by saying that when he did something like that I'd laugh at him but when I do something, he should understand that he's looking at heredity. "Not so funny now, is it son?" Norm-
mark ward
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Moral of the story,....... EAT MORE ICE-CREAM.
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 1:22 PM, "'Norm Keller' normkel32@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Are the bearings beside your MIG welder? Running a bead around the inside of a stuck race works well to reduce the diameter so it will fall out. As for remembering and other aging experiences, my 89 year old mother's favorite comment is, "It gets worse!". Thanks, Mom. I feel so much better now. I'd feel a bit less despondent if you didn't seem to smug....
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tenntimtwo@yahoo.com
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long story and a riddle, wheel bearings
I always freeze mine too. I left s set for my Concours in there for 6 months or so once...I think I may have ordered a second. Found the first set when I put the second set in the freezer...
[i]Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID[/i]
"pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Yes, I put them in the freezer to
shrink them a couple of thousandth's to make them easier to install.
But, my installation got delayed by a couple of weeks and I totally forgot
that I put them there. So, it was a good idea to put them in the
freezer, but it was an easy place to forget.
Paul Streeter
From: Tim Pruitt
To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>,
Martin Earl , Ron Criswell
Cc: Paul Streeter
Date: 09/03/2014 07:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings
The freezer?
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 7:55 PM, "Ron Criswell
roncriswell2@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Speaking of wives.....mine....when we used to camp, took forever to pack
everything including the kitchen sink. I....on the other hand could pack
quickly when just me was going, taking pride in myself on how little time
it took me to go. Then when reality would hit me square in the face I would
say "Forks, forks.....where are the forks....and knives.....and....? She
doesn't mess with my tools (or bearings). I look at closets full of clothes
keeping a tight lip....and sigh realizing Peace is better than War (heh).
Criswell
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:59 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
A hunter came home from a 7-day hunt and complained to his wife that
she had not packed extra socks.
"Honey, I put the extra socks in the gun case."
oops.
My guess your wife put the new bearing in the gun case, aka as the
tool box (in this case. cough).
Worse, you left them in the original plastic bag, filled it with
trash and sent it to the land fill. hey.
You might have loaned them to someone else; I seem to have new wheel
bearings....
So the wheel bearing are sitting under the wheel?
revmaaatin.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:39 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
About 3 weeks ago, I decided that my KLR needed a new rear
tire. I ordered one, and went down to my shop to install it.
As soon as I pulled the rear wheel off, I realized that one of
the rear wheel bearings was shot. I changed the tire and
ordered bearings the next day. The following week, the
bearings came in and I took a good look at removing the old
bearings. Well, the bearing in the hub closest to the
sprocket (not the one in the sprocket carrier) had totally
disintegrated, leaving only the outer race in place. This
outer race was difficult to remove. I couldn't get at it
with a punch from the other side because there was a shoulder
in the way. Eventually, I decided that I needed a bearing
removal tool and I bought a slide hammer set. Another week
or so goes by. (Luckily, I have 3 other motorcycles to
ride). Finally, I go down last night with my new slide
hammer and pull out the old bearing race. The other two
bearings weren't a problem to remove with a punch. Time to
install the new bearings. Now, where did I put them? I
looked everywhere, on the bench, around the shop, in the truck,
in the garage, in the bedroom, the kitchen, the saddlebags, the
tankbags. I couldn't find them anywhere! Dang, I guess
I'll re-order the bearings and if I find the originals I'll
return them. Suddenly, I remembered where I put them.
So, the riddle is, where is a sort-of logical place that I put
the bearings that would be easy for me to forget, and not
obvious to look for?
Paul Streeter
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Bogdan Swider
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Does freezing them make a significant difference ?
Bogdan
From: "'tenntimtwo@...' tenntimtwo@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, "tenntimtwo@..."
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:02 PM
To: "pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings
I always freeze mine too. I left s set for my Concours in there for 6 months or so once...I think I may have ordered a second. Found the first set when I put the second set in the freezer...
[i]Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID[/i]
"pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Yes, I put them in the freezer to
shrink them a couple of thousandth's to make them easier to install.
But, my installation got delayed by a couple of weeks and I totally forgot
that I put them there. So, it was a good idea to put them in the
freezer, but it was an easy place to forget.
Paul Streeter
From: Tim Pruitt
To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>,
Martin Earl , Ron Criswell
Cc: Paul Streeter
Date: 09/03/2014 07:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings
The freezer?
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 7:55 PM, "Ron Criswell
roncriswell2@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Speaking of wives.....mine....when we used to camp, took forever to pack
everything including the kitchen sink. I....on the other hand could pack
quickly when just me was going, taking pride in myself on how little time
it took me to go. Then when reality would hit me square in the face I would
say "Forks, forks.....where are the forks....and knives.....and....? She
doesn't mess with my tools (or bearings). I look at closets full of clothes
keeping a tight lip....and sigh realizing Peace is better than War (heh).
Criswell
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:59 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
A hunter came home from a 7-day hunt and complained to his wife that
she had not packed extra socks.
"Honey, I put the extra socks in the gun case."
oops.
My guess your wife put the new bearing in the gun case, aka as the
tool box (in this case. cough).
Worse, you left them in the original plastic bag, filled it with
trash and sent it to the land fill. hey.
You might have loaned them to someone else; I seem to have new wheel
bearings....
So the wheel bearing are sitting under the wheel?
revmaaatin.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:39 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
About 3 weeks ago, I decided that my KLR needed a new rear
tire. I ordered one, and went down to my shop to install it.
As soon as I pulled the rear wheel off, I realized that one of
the rear wheel bearings was shot. I changed the tire and
ordered bearings the next day. The following week, the
bearings came in and I took a good look at removing the old
bearings. Well, the bearing in the hub closest to the
sprocket (not the one in the sprocket carrier) had totally
disintegrated, leaving only the outer race in place. This
outer race was difficult to remove. I couldn't get at it
with a punch from the other side because there was a shoulder
in the way. Eventually, I decided that I needed a bearing
removal tool and I bought a slide hammer set. Another week
or so goes by. (Luckily, I have 3 other motorcycles to
ride). Finally, I go down last night with my new slide
hammer and pull out the old bearing race. The other two
bearings weren't a problem to remove with a punch. Time to
install the new bearings. Now, where did I put them? I
looked everywhere, on the bench, around the shop, in the truck,
in the garage, in the bedroom, the kitchen, the saddlebags, the
tankbags. I couldn't find them anywhere! Dang, I guess
I'll re-order the bearings and if I find the originals I'll
return them. Suddenly, I remembered where I put them.
So, the riddle is, where is a sort-of logical place that I put
the bearings that would be easy for me to forget, and not
obvious to look for?
Paul Streeter
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Martin Earl
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now that is funny.revmaaatin.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:02 PM, 'tenntimtwo@...' tenntimtwo@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: I always freeze mine too. I left s set for my Concours in there for 6 months or so once...I think I may have ordered a second. Found the first set when I put the second set in the freezer... [i]Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID[/i] "pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Yes, I put them in the freezer to shrink them a couple of thousandth's to make them easier to install. But, my installation got delayed by a couple of weeks and I totally forgot that I put them there. So, it was a good idea to put them in the freezer, but it was an easy place to forget. Paul Streeter From: Tim Pruitt To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, Martin Earl , Ron Criswell Cc: Paul Streeter Date: 09/03/2014 07:51 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings The freezer? On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 7:55 PM, "Ron Criswell roncriswell2@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Speaking of wives.....mine....when we used to camp, took forever to pack everything including the kitchen sink. I....on the other hand could pack quickly when just me was going, taking pride in myself on how little time it took me to go. Then when reality would hit me square in the face I would say "Forks, forks.....where are the forks....and knives.....and....? She doesn't mess with my tools (or bearings). I look at closets full of clothes keeping a tight lip....and sigh realizing Peace is better than War (heh). Criswell Sent from my iPad On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:59 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: A hunter came home from a 7-day hunt and complained to his wife that she had not packed extra socks. "Honey, I put the extra socks in the gun case." oops. My guess your wife put the new bearing in the gun case, aka as the tool box (in this case. cough). Worse, you left them in the original plastic bag, filled it with trash and sent it to the land fill. hey. You might have loaned them to someone else; I seem to have new wheel bearings.... So the wheel bearing are sitting under the wheel? revmaaatin. On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:39 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: About 3 weeks ago, I decided that my KLR needed a new rear tire. I ordered one, and went down to my shop to install it. As soon as I pulled the rear wheel off, I realized that one of the rear wheel bearings was shot. I changed the tire and ordered bearings the next day. The following week, the bearings came in and I took a good look at removing the old bearings. Well, the bearing in the hub closest to the sprocket (not the one in the sprocket carrier) had totally disintegrated, leaving only the outer race in place. This outer race was difficult to remove. I couldn't get at it with a punch from the other side because there was a shoulder in the way. Eventually, I decided that I needed a bearing removal tool and I bought a slide hammer set. Another week or so goes by. (Luckily, I have 3 other motorcycles to ride). Finally, I go down last night with my new slide hammer and pull out the old bearing race. The other two bearings weren't a problem to remove with a punch. Time to install the new bearings. Now, where did I put them? I looked everywhere, on the bench, around the shop, in the truck, in the garage, in the bedroom, the kitchen, the saddlebags, the tankbags. I couldn't find them anywhere! Dang, I guess I'll re-order the bearings and if I find the originals I'll return them. Suddenly, I remembered where I put them. So, the riddle is, where is a sort-of logical place that I put the bearings that would be easy for me to forget, and not obvious to look for? Paul Streeter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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ron criswell
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Bogdan....don't go there.
Criswell
Sent from my iPad
Does freezing them make a significant difference ? Bogdan From: "'tenntimtwo@...' tenntimtwo@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, "tenntimtwo@..." Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:02 PM To: "pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings I always freeze mine too. I left s set for my Concours in there for 6 months or so once...I think I may have ordered a second. Found the first set when I put the second set in the freezer... [i]Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID[/i] "pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Yes, I put them in the freezer to shrink them a couple of thousandth's to make them easier to install. But, my installation got delayed by a couple of weeks and I totally forgot that I put them there. So, it was a good idea to put them in the freezer, but it was an easy place to forget. Paul Streeter From: Tim Pruitt To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, Martin Earl , Ron Criswell Cc: Paul Streeter Date: 09/03/2014 07:51 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings The freezer? On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 7:55 PM, "Ron Criswell roncriswell2@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Speaking of wives.....mine....when we used to camp, took forever to pack everything including the kitchen sink. I....on the other hand could pack quickly when just me was going, taking pride in myself on how little time it took me to go. Then when reality would hit me square in the face I would say "Forks, forks.....where are the forks....and knives.....and....? She doesn't mess with my tools (or bearings). I look at closets full of clothes keeping a tight lip....and sigh realizing Peace is better than War (heh). Criswell Sent from my iPad On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:59 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: A hunter came home from a 7-day hunt and complained to his wife that she had not packed extra socks. "Honey, I put the extra socks in the gun case." oops. My guess your wife put the new bearing in the gun case, aka as the tool box (in this case. cough). Worse, you left them in the original plastic bag, filled it with trash and sent it to the land fill. hey. You might have loaned them to someone else; I seem to have new wheel bearings.... So the wheel bearing are sitting under the wheel? revmaaatin. On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:39 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: About 3 weeks ago, I decided that my KLR needed a new rear tire. I ordered one, and went down to my shop to install it. As soon as I pulled the rear wheel off, I realized that one of the rear wheel bearings was shot. I changed the tire and ordered bearings the next day. The following week, the bearings came in and I took a good look at removing the old bearings. Well, the bearing in the hub closest to the sprocket (not the one in the sprocket carrier) had totally disintegrated, leaving only the outer race in place. This outer race was difficult to remove. I couldn't get at it with a punch from the other side because there was a shoulder in the way. Eventually, I decided that I needed a bearing removal tool and I bought a slide hammer set. Another week or so goes by. (Luckily, I have 3 other motorcycles to ride). Finally, I go down last night with my new slide hammer and pull out the old bearing race. The other two bearings weren't a problem to remove with a punch. Time to install the new bearings. Now, where did I put them? I looked everywhere, on the bench, around the shop, in the truck, in the garage, in the bedroom, the kitchen, the saddlebags, the tankbags. I couldn't find them anywhere! Dang, I guess I'll re-order the bearings and if I find the originals I'll return them. Suddenly, I remembered where I put them. So, the riddle is, where is a sort-of logical place that I put the bearings that would be easy for me to forget, and not obvious to look for? Paul Streeter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]On Sep 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, "Bogdan Swider bSwider@... [DSN_KLR650]"DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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Norm Keller
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I recommend threading a grease nipple into the steering head tube on the right side, about 1/3 of the way up. It takes a bit of grease to fill the frame tube the first time but after that just a pump or two. Several owners have said that they find the front to be more stable due to the damping effect of the grease.
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tenntimtwo@yahoo.com
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I always freeze mine too. I left s set for my Concours in there for 6 months or so once...I think I may have ordered a second. Found the first set when I put the second set in the freezer...
[i]Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID[/i]
"pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Yes, I put them in the freezer to
shrink them a couple of thousandth's to make them easier to install.
But, my installation got delayed by a couple of weeks and I totally forgot
that I put them there. So, it was a good idea to put them in the
freezer, but it was an easy place to forget.
Paul Streeter
From: Tim Pruitt
To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>,
Martin Earl , Ron Criswell
Cc: Paul Streeter
Date: 09/03/2014 07:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Long story and a riddle, wheel bearings
The freezer?
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 7:55 PM, "Ron Criswell
roncriswell2@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Speaking of wives.....mine....when we used to camp, took forever to pack
everything including the kitchen sink. I....on the other hand could pack
quickly when just me was going, taking pride in myself on how little time
it took me to go. Then when reality would hit me square in the face I would
say "Forks, forks.....where are the forks....and knives.....and....? She
doesn't mess with my tools (or bearings). I look at closets full of clothes
keeping a tight lip....and sigh realizing Peace is better than War (heh).
Criswell
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:59 PM, "Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
A hunter came home from a 7-day hunt and complained to his wife that
she had not packed extra socks.
"Honey, I put the extra socks in the gun case."
oops.
My guess your wife put the new bearing in the gun case, aka as the
tool box (in this case. cough).
Worse, you left them in the original plastic bag, filled it with
trash and sent it to the land fill. hey.
You might have loaned them to someone else; I seem to have new wheel
bearings....
So the wheel bearing are sitting under the wheel?
revmaaatin.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:39 AM, pdstreeter@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
About 3 weeks ago, I decided that my KLR needed a new rear
tire. I ordered one, and went down to my shop to install it.
As soon as I pulled the rear wheel off, I realized that one of
the rear wheel bearings was shot. I changed the tire and
ordered bearings the next day. The following week, the
bearings came in and I took a good look at removing the old
bearings. Well, the bearing in the hub closest to the
sprocket (not the one in the sprocket carrier) had totally
disintegrated, leaving only the outer race in place. This
outer race was difficult to remove. I couldn't get at it
with a punch from the other side because there was a shoulder
in the way. Eventually, I decided that I needed a bearing
removal tool and I bought a slide hammer set. Another week
or so goes by. (Luckily, I have 3 other motorcycles to
ride). Finally, I go down last night with my new slide
hammer and pull out the old bearing race. The other two
bearings weren't a problem to remove with a punch. Time to
install the new bearings. Now, where did I put them? I
looked everywhere, on the bench, around the shop, in the truck,
in the garage, in the bedroom, the kitchen, the saddlebags, the
tankbags. I couldn't find them anywhere! Dang, I guess
I'll re-order the bearings and if I find the originals I'll
return them. Suddenly, I remembered where I put them.
So, the riddle is, where is a sort-of logical place that I put
the bearings that would be easy for me to forget, and not
obvious to look for?
Paul Streeter
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