Rear wheel bearings + swingarm bearings

**DEATH_INC.** · 5th June 2012, 15:31

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Is that the SRAD workshop manual? I think I've got a copy buried deep on one of my HDDs. I'll try and fish it out.

Yup.......

**SMOKEU** · 5th June 2012, 20:05

Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.

Yup.......

Thanks for the offer anyway.

**scumdog** · 5th June 2012, 20:15

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

My bike failed a WOF for rear wheel bearings and apparently the swingarm is loose. Bike is a 600 SRAD. Is it a big job to replace them, and is it something that someone who has a fair bit of experience working on cars can do easily?

Would love to offer advice but since none of my Harleys have ever had this issue I've had no experience doing this job.

But do as these guys have said - and in particular make sure you don't try to hammer in a bearing all 'cock-eyed'.

**SMOKEU** · 5th June 2012, 22:16

I'll show up to one of the Wednesday night maintenance evenings when I find the time. I ordered a wheel bearing kit today as well. Will there be any paddock stands at the place where the maintenance evening occurs? I've got a paddock stand for my bike at home but it's going to be a mission trying to carry it while I'm riding the bike, and the back wheel will need to come off somehow.

**pete-blen** · 5th June 2012, 23:07

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I'll show up to one of the Wednesday night maintenance evenings when I find the time. I ordered a wheel bearing kit today as well. Will there be any paddock stands at the place where the maintenance evening occurs? I've got a paddock stand for my bike at home but it's going to be a mission trying to carry it while I'm riding the bike, and the back wheel will need to come off somehow.

Ok yer want to punch the needle race in with out stuffing it...

punch / press it in with the liner/spacer tube in it... will help to stop
it colapsing or needles poping out..
put the tube / spacer in the bearings and put them in the frezzer over night
to shrink it...
Another point is if the needle races are stuffed the liner / spacer tube may be
stuffed aswell..

**SMOKEU** · 20th June 2012, 14:37

I bought the wheel bearing kit so if anyone in Christchurch knows what they're doing and wants to do a cash job for me then let me know.

**tigertim20** · 20th June 2012, 17:04

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I bought the wheel bearing kit so if anyone in Christchurch knows what they're doing and wants to do a cash job for me then let me know.

keep you cash and spend it on gas, come for a ride to dunners!

**scumdog** · 20th June 2012, 17:12

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I bought the wheel bearing kit so if anyone in Christchurch knows what they're doing and wants to do a cash job for me then let me know.

C'mon, a one-eyed spastic Bantu elder could do that job...

**The Lone Rider** · 20th June 2012, 17:17

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I bought the wheel bearing kit so if anyone in Christchurch knows what they're doing and wants to do a cash job for me then let me know.

Give me a week or two, if you can wait, to get a bike off the lift. Or come and have a look at the kit as is and make up your own mind.

Bring it around, and you can pull the rear off yourself (I can help) and can get it all done on the cheap.

Oh and knowing your length from contact patch to contact patch of both tires will help, as I've been meaning to reinforce and extend the lift to suit longer bikes. Current one on the lift is the absolute maximum if you ever want to raise the lift to work on it. Long bikes are fine on the lift if not raised. I also have two frame lifts, which make it fairly easy to remove wheels while the bike remains on the table lift.

**SMOKEU** · 20th June 2012, 17:27

Originally Posted by tigertim20

keep you cash and spend it on gas, come for a ride to dunners!

I might do the mish over there some time when I can scrape up the cash. Being a poor student doesn't help though and I can't afford accommodation.

Originally Posted by scumdog

C'mon, a one-eyed spastic Bantu elder could do that job...

Yeah, but I'm a n00b when it comes to stuff like that. Doing an oil change and radiator flush is about the limit of my mechanical abilities. FFS, I can't even find the fuel tap on the Gixxer.

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

Give me a week or two, if you can wait, to get a bike off the lift. Or come and have a look at the kit as is and make up your own mind.

Bring it around, and you can pull the rear off yourself (I can help) and can get it all done on the cheap.

Oh and knowing your length from contact patch to contact patch of both tires will help, as I've been meaning to reinforce and extend the lift to suit longer bikes. Current one on the lift is the absolute maximum if you ever want to raise the lift to work on it. Long bikes are fine on the lift if not raised. I also have two frame lifts, which make it fairly easy to remove wheels while the bike remains on the table lift.

I've got a rear paddock stand for my bike if that helps. If you think you can do it then name your best cash price and I'll bring it round.

**Fast Eddie** · 20th June 2012, 17:28

Originally Posted by tigertim20

keep you cash and spend it on gas, come for a ride to dunners!

hehe yea, good mish. my mrs just did her first bike mish on her gn250. duns to chch also got her first speeding ticket ever - race her back smokeU (but don't feel bad if you get beaten by a gn250)

**The Lone Rider** · 20th June 2012, 17:37

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I might do the mish over there some time when I can scrape up the cash. Being a poor student doesn't help though and I can't afford accommodation.

Yeah, but I'm a n00b when it comes to stuff like that. Doing an oil change and radiator flush is about the limit of my mechanical abilities. FFS, I can't even find the fuel tap on the Gixxer.

I've got a rear paddock stand for my bike if that helps. If you think you can do it then name your best cash price and I'll bring it round.

Will be a delay before I can do it, and won't have time to do it in one afternoon. Most likely bits apart one day, then back together a few days later. Depends on how much of a rush you are in.

Won't need a paddock stand, I got a full table lift and frame jacks.