lost foot peg fix.

[bikerlbm]

Using the collecetive wisdom, I pulled the wheels to change the 4,000 mile OEM tires to list reccomended Kenda 760 rear and Bridgestone 606 front. In the process of installing the rear, I find the sprocket side inner bearing to be binding. Outer sprocket side and brake side bearings are OK. Loading the wheel in the car for a trip to the dealer for service/warranty opinion. Called parts dept- bearing not in stock- the part number in my factory manual has been superseeded. This is both a request for info and a heads up to 09 owners. Vince 09 KLR 88 R100RT

[sh8knj8kster]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "bikerlbm" wrote: In the process of installing the rear, I find the sprocket side inner bearing to be binding. ~~~The way I understand what you wrote, the rear wheel would not 'spin' properly once you tightened the axle, correct? If so, it sounds to me that you forgot to install a small spacer/bushing that fits in there If your bearing is truly trash, using your index finger against the inner race to feel how it turns, it will feel gritty and or notchy, indicating replacement is necessary If you forgot to install the spacer/bushing...you would not be the first (it will fall out un-noticed). And if that is the situation, you need to find it and install it...or buy a replacement, if it's lost in the abyss If your beraring is shot, disregard all of the above=:-) Jake Reddick Fla. I may not agree with what you say... but if you say it with fewer words I'll try harder... http://www.shakinjake.blogspot.com/ > > Using the collecetive wisdom, I pulled the wheels to change the 4,000 mile OEM tires to list reccomended Kenda 760 rear and Bridgestone 606 front. In the process of installing the rear, I find the sprocket side inner bearing to be binding. Outer sprocket side and brake side bearings are OK. Loading the wheel in the car for a trip to the dealer for service/warranty opinion. Called parts dept- bearing not in stock- the part number in my factory manual has been superseeded. This is both a request for info and a heads up to 09 owners. > > Vince > 09 KLR > 88 R100RT >

[John Biccum]

The bearing industry uses a  standard numbering system. 

 

So if you pull the bearing out and take it into any bearing shop (or decent auto parts store) they can measure the ID, OD and thickness then give you something that interchanges with your stock part.  I don’t know for sure but I doubt that the bearing you need has changed part numbers since the KLR had its make-over so the bearing numbers in the KLR FAQ : http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html are probably still correct for your bike.

 

I recently changed this bearing on my ’02 KLR and my local NAPA had it in stock, about $20 some dollars.  KLR stock bearings have one sealed side and one open side.  Best to replace them with a bearing that is sealed both sides.  A bearing suffix of “-2RS” indicates two rubber seals, that is what you want.  I suspect your bearing failed due to contamination, likely water.

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]bikerlbm [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, June 05, 2010 08:02 [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] 09 KLR 650E Rear Wheel Bearing

 

 

Using the collecetive wisdom, I pulled the wheels to change the 4,000 mile OEM tires to list reccomended Kenda 760 rear and Bridgestone 606 front. In the process of installing the rear, I find the sprocket side inner bearing to be binding. Outer sprocket side and brake side bearings are OK. Loading the wheel in the car for a trip to the dealer for service/warranty opinion. Called parts dept- bearing not in stock- the part number in my factory manual has been superseeded. This is both a request for info and a heads up to 09 owners. Vince 09 KLR 88 R100RT

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote:

> > After a boulder attacked my foot peg and rear brake lever, mount, master cylinder, I had to ride all the way through Sonora pass without a rear brake or foot peg. > > Sonora Pass (el. 9624 ft. / 2933 m.) is the second-highest highway pass in the Sierra Nevada, lower by 321 ft. (about 98 m.) than Tioga Pass to the south. > > Repaired at a friend's house in Berkeley...I just drilled into the soft nuts and tapped to the next metric size bigger. The black allen bolts sure seem stronger. I have not had a problem since; even though I have soft nuts...put on 23,000 hard miles since. > > Jeffrey # >

Jeffery, Did your bike have the 'improved' brake billet that the rear brake is attached to when all this broke? For anyone new on the list Dual Star has one, as well as Eagle Mike. Fred could tell us if he has one as well. The purveyor of Dual Star suggested, "if you only buy ONE farkle, please buy the brake billet." Several here on the list through the years have made the same ride as Jeffery--some losing their footpeg as well; it is also a good reason NOT to remove your rear foot pegs--should you loose a foot peg to neglect or fate, you will still have a place to put your foot besides the clutch case. The brake billet is a known failure point, especially for those who travel near rocks, curbs, ditches, ruts, stumps and roots. Not really a necessary farkle for those who park, wash and admire. Is the 'improved' billet that much better? Well, I got two of them, never broke either of them, yet. It is not for lack of trying or exposure.... revmaaatin.