| Author | Message | ||
     Scottorious |
I removed the front wheel this evening to replace my front tire and I noticed that the wheel bearings are getting pretty rough, I could drive around 90 miles round trip twice and pay a 50 dollar deductable to have the dealer fix it under warranty, or I could buy the bearing and shadetree mechanic it. Lacking a legit hydraulic press am I biting off more than I can chew? I wouldnt mind supporting Al at american sportbike and having the bearings sent directly to my front door. | ||
| Dannybuell |
The cost of the tool is pretty high. Jims makes a good one. I have seen it used and it works well with hand tools. http://www.rockheadbikes.com/ProductDetails.asp?Pr oductCode=496248&click=2 | ||
| Kokomochandler |
heres how i would do it cus its me. get some bearings from napa as theyll last longer. take it to a car shop. i work at a ford dealership. ask if you can talk to a mechanic. ask if they have a blind bearing puller set. it goes in the middle of the bearing and has teeth and you use a slide hammer and pop them out. then use a hammer and a socket the size of the outside race on the bearing and get them in. thats how i would do it if i didnt have tools. im not putting harleys •••••• bearings back in. mine had 5000 miles and were shot. my cbr 954 had 27k on them before i changed them and was preventative only. | ||
| Kokomochandler |
 you can see the flare at the bottom of these inserts. you stick then in the center of the bearing then turn the nut and the flare expands and grabs the inside race. then you thread the slide hammer on and pull them out. | ||
| Kokomochandler |
on second thought. here. do it all yourself http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-pu ller-95987.html?xcamp=google&utm_source=googlebase &utm_medium=cpc&zmam=13262200&zmas=12&zmac=112&zma p=95987 | ||
| Ccryder |
1st of all, good catch, I always check my bearings when changing tires. 2nd why did you pay for an extended warranty if you are not going to use it. Yeah you could probably do it yourself but, if you screw it up, the dealer might not cover it later under warranty. BTW, the NAPA bearings are no better or worse han the Buell sourced bearings. Time2Ride Neil S. | ||
| Kokomochandler |
ill bet my napa ones last a whole lot longer than 5000 miles. | ||
| Ccryder |
LOL, prove it. Don't you know like any company in the world, they buy at the best cost and that does not always equal best quality. | ||
| Bcrawf68 |
I bought my bearings at the local bearing supply, $17.44, then, I used a brass drift. I put the new bearing in using a large socket for the outer race and a baby sledge. Worked perfect! | ||
| Scottorious |
trust that I have taken full advantage of my extended warranty. But at this point I have had the bike in the shop about every other week for about a week at a time since i have owned it. I am a fairly mechanical individual and my dad is a GM mechanic so between the two of us a bearing change shouldnt go to bad. The warranty is great but if the deductable is 50 bucks plus the gas i would use for the 100 mile round trip twice, once to drop it off and once to pick it up plus all the lag time it takes for them to get parts in..it seems like buyin them from american sportbike and doing it myself is a much better option. | ||
| Kokomochandler |
then your dad should have a blind bearing puller or one of the guys in his sop will. let him take it to work. |
