New Wheel bearings

[justsomeguy]

especially the checking for roughness and binding, cleaning them with compressed air

Please tell me you will not clean a bearing with compressed air. If you do so be careful. I once saw someone spin up a bearing and drop it. Went around the workshop like a bullet. Pissed myself laughing as I legged it out the door.

Nope - I'm gonna let Kerry do it - he's been doing such stuff since before I was born and he's one of the best at what he does.

[Milky]

especially the checking for roughness and binding, cleaning them with compressed air

Please tell me you will not clean a bearing with compressed air. If you do so be careful. I once saw someone spin up a bearing and drop it. Went around the workshop like a bullet. Pissed myself laughing as I legged it out the door.

how about a couple of kilo of billet in a lathe coming adrift at 1000+ rpm.... Not pretty I imagine

[username]

Wheel bearings are a really easy job to replace.You aren't a real bike rider unless you can rebuild your bike yourself.

[justsomeguy]

Wheel bearings are a really easy job to replace.You aren't a real bike rider unless you can rebuild your bike yourself.

I see, you offering to come show me how to do it?

[username]

I'm not sure that it would help you fix your bike.

[Juan]

Put the bearing in the freezer overnight before you do the job, oh and wear some rubber gloves so they won't "stick" to you, as cold as you probably know makes things smaller.... therefore much easier to put in, keep the wheel warm as well.....against a radiator ....

BE GENTLE WITH BEARING......It will go in....

[scumdog]

especially the checking for roughness and binding, cleaning them with compressed air

Please tell me you will not clean a bearing with compressed air. If you do so be careful. I once saw someone spin up a bearing and drop it. Went around the workshop like a bullet. Pissed myself laughing as I legged it out the door.

Use to do that with mates (when I was younger) in an industrial area, we let the bearings go up a straight piece of road at night - and watched them spark as they skipped and bounced off into the distance.
NOT really a sensible/safe thing to do

[Dadpole]

Amazing the entertainment we had in our younger days! All good clean fun, and back then nobody (that mattered) got hurt. You young whipper-snappers don't know the fun of low budget entertainment. mumble mumble mumble

[John]

Amazing the entertainment we had in our younger days! All good clean fun, and back then nobody (that mattered) got hurt. You young whipper-snappers don't know the fun of low budget entertainment. mumble mumble mumble

I just spent 5 hours playing with a snail, although I guess that will be taxed up.

[Dadpole]

You win. I only hope the snail was of age and consenting.

[loosebruce]

JSG, best bet is to take your wheel out and take it too a shop (saves the shop taking the wheel off, saves you labour $$$), find out what bearings you need, and get them from - Saeco, SKF and the likes, way cheaper than buying OE, way cheaper. Give the shop the wheel and bearings and say put em in.

If you get the bearings and take the wheel off and bring it round i'll do it for ya, if ya haven't already got it done. It's and easy job and takes no more than 10-15mins.

[justsomeguy]

JSG, best bet is to take your wheel out and take it too a shop (saves the shop taking the wheel off, saves you labour $$$), find out what bearings you need, and get them from - Saeco, SKF and the likes, way cheaper than buying OE, way cheaper. Give the shop the wheel and bearings and say put em in.

If you get the bearings and take the wheel off and bring it round i'll do it for ya, if ya haven't already got it done. It's and easy job and takes no more than 10-15mins.

Seriously?? Cheers mate.....

I'll figure out how to remove the wheel and get it round to your place. Will probably start ringing round for a place that has the bearings in stock. Right now I have my bike or my shoes for transport....so will probably ride to your place and get the wheel off then.

You sure you have the time??

[loosebruce]

Yeah i work fuck all now, it's cool to bring the bike round, wont take long at all, make sure you know what bearing size you are after before ringing SKF and the likes, if you ring them and ask for a wheel bearing for 90 ZZR250 they wont know what the hell you're on about, ring someone who deals in Kawka parts, you'll need to know the inner, outer and width diemensions when asking SKF etc so find them out first, i have time during the week days, and have Mon, Tues, Thurs nights off, i guess there's time in the weekend but thats riding time and spending time with the missus to keep her sane (what a mission that is), so i'd rather not do it then.

[justsomeguy]

Yeah i work fuck all now, it's cool to bring the bike round, wont take long at all, make sure you know what bearing size you are after before ringing SKF and the likes, if you ring them and ask for a wheel bearing for 90 ZZR250 they wont know what the hell you're on about, ring someone who deals in Kawka parts, you'll need to know the inner, outer and width diemensions when asking SKF etc so find them out first, i have time during the week days, and have Mon, Tues, Thurs nights off, i guess there's time in the weekend but thats riding time and spending time with the missus to keep her sane (what a mission that is), so i'd rather not do it then.

Ok so will try to get it to your place by tomorrow night if I get the parts. I'll phone old Red Barons - Tony usually is good with finding stuff and Yugi reads Japanese so he can decipher the intelligent looking bits in the manual.

[Pixie]

Seriously?? Cheers mate.....

I'll figure out how to remove the wheel and get it round to your place. Will probably start ringing round for a place that has the bearings in stock. Right now I have my bike or my shoes for transport....so will probably ride to your place and get the wheel off then.

You sure you have the time??

If you are near Henderson go to A&E Bearings at 80 Henderson Valley rd The guy there gives good discounts to bikers