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Wheel bearing packing
- riverroad
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Well, it would be very difficult to technically "pack" them that way. However, it's a great opportunity to allballsracing.com/ and order new sealed bearings.... ;)While I have the back wheel off changing my chain and sprockets, anybody have any tricks for repacking the wheel bearings without knocking them out?
(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
1981 KZ 1000LTD with non stock and more comfortable handle bars and 4 into one V&H
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I'll just do what Ron recommends. Mash some in there the best way I can.
As far as buying new ones, I'm from the school of, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
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I'm not sure about any of the Kawasaki's except I know for sure the KZ1000A and E started using sealed bearings in 1979. I prefer non-sealed and grease myself. My Ford truck uses the exact sealed bearings on the serpentine belt tensioners as Kawasaki uses in it's wheel bearings and last year one of my truck bearings decided to just disintegrate and the entire pulley fell off. I'd rather not have that happen on my wheel bearings, and I've found the open bearings pretty much last indefinitely if you grease them every time the wheel is removed, where the sealed type you just kind of hope and pray there's ample grease in there.So Ron are you saying that bikes after 1980 have sealed bearings?
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By the way, I've always heard if you pound out bearings with a drift and hammer, just pound on the outer race. If you pound on the inner race it will probably mess the bearing up bigtime. FWIW bearings are cheap, if you're in there anyway stick some new ones in, clean up the old ones for the kids to play with..
Post edited by: OKC_Kent, at: 2007/02/08 17:44
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The wheel bearings came sealed, and had a little grease in them, but I don't know what type it was. I removed one side seal cover....carefully... and repacked them with the Mobil 1 Grease.
You can see the rusty-colored grease from the bearing I removed from the wheels, and the nice new red synthetic grease I've packed them with. Replaced the bearing cover without tearing it.
If you remove the stock bearings and repack them like your manual suggests at every 2 years, then you'll have to replace the outer black rubber seals, as I don't know how anyone can remove them without messing them up.
I got a little carried away and replaced the rubber dampner inside the rear hub. Piece(peace) of mind. This wording is for Neilage!!! :woohoo:
Where did I get the bearings from? ALL BALLS RACING <--- Click on this link. Not that expensive for new wheel bearings, and steering bearings. Have you replaced yours since you've owned your bike? :huh:
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Why did they put so little grease in them, and what kind of grease was it, if you remember.
The ones I removed from the wheels, only had a seal on one side. I guess it was so it could be serviced(cleaned and repacked).
Post edited by: CoreyClough, at: 2007/02/09 00:10
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