rear wheel bearings and maintenace KZ 550c LTD

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31 Mar 2012 22:51 #513289 by Gar1800
I just tried to adjust my chain slack and found that the rear sprocket teeth have a nice curve to them so I will go ahead and replace that along with a new chain and front sprocket, while I had the bike up on its center stand I spun the wheel a few times and noticed it was hanging up a bit after half a turn, the wheel was on straight for sure so I'd say bearings inside have worn, My questions are "do the bearings come out easy ? Do they require some sort of a press to replace or remove ? Im imagining one set of bearings for the rear wheel or is there more to this? I have orderd a manual but in the mean time Im clueless. Thanks for your time.

Gar

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31 Mar 2012 23:42 - 31 Mar 2012 23:43 #513298 by Patton
If not already done, could rotate rear wheel with chain OFF the sprocket to confirm that the "hanging up" isn't due to kinks in the chain.

Would also assure the rear brake isn't dragging and the rotor/disc isn't warped (if applicable).

For manuals and lots of other good info,
Click > home.comcast.net/~loudgpz/GPZweb/index.html#home

Good Fortune! :)

1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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01 Apr 2012 00:41 #513304 by Gar1800
What a great LINK ! Thank you Patton.

Gar

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01 Apr 2012 01:13 - 21 Feb 2013 15:50 #513308 by martin_csr
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01 Apr 2012 11:10 #513358 by Gar1800
10-4 ! thats where I'm ordering my sprockets and chain from I Like that site. Good prices and easy to find things. Thank You.

Gar

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01 Apr 2012 12:12 #513369 by bluej58
The back ones come out easier than the front ones IMO.
Throw the new ones in the freezer first and oil up the pocket good before you press them in.

I found a socket that was a hair smaller than the bearing and I used it to tap it in.
You want to push on the outer race, not the inner one.
Don't get it going crooked and you will do fine.

Good luck, JD

78 KZ1000 A2A

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01 Apr 2012 14:22 #513385 by Link14
I just came inside from pressing in new rear bearings on my 900. Fortunately I have a shop at work that has a manual press that works great. One hint I'll pass on is that once I pulled the old bearings, I used a bench grinder to sand a couple of .001 inch off the outer race and now I have guides to help push the new bearings in.

Good luck!

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