car
20th July 2007, 17:23
Paint on my ZXR750H2's rims is in a sad, sad state, and I was thinking of stripping them myself and giving them a nice coat of white Hammerite smooth myself. (We do have Hammerite down here, don't we, and Nitromors for stripping?) Unless, of course, someone can point me to a handy chap who'll blast them and powder coat them for two buttons and a magic bean?
I've never removed bearings from a motorcycle wheel, only old VWs, and I've never pulled bearings with the intent of replacing them.
1) Is it possible or sensible to remove the bearings and reinsert them, or should I just bite the bullet and replace them outright?
2) If it is sane to remove and replace them, what's the advised method? In the past, I'd just have got a hot air gun on gentle heat, heated up the wheel around the bearing and then drifted them out. Doesn't sound like a good plan if I want to re-use them.
TIA.
Chris.
I've never removed bearings from a motorcycle wheel, only old VWs, and I've never pulled bearings with the intent of replacing them.
1) Is it possible or sensible to remove the bearings and reinsert them, or should I just bite the bullet and replace them outright?
2) If it is sane to remove and replace them, what's the advised method? In the past, I'd just have got a hot air gun on gentle heat, heated up the wheel around the bearing and then drifted them out. Doesn't sound like a good plan if I want to re-use them.
TIA.
Chris.