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Twister Moderator
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 19:26 Post subject: Rear wheel bearing question |
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Over the last couple of weeks one of my rear wheel bearings has started making enough noise for me to have to replace it. I have never ever had to do a rear one on any motor I've owned, but to be fair, she has done nearly 100,000 miles, several of them in deep mud ,.............. and it has been rumbling away quietly for about 2 years .
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there are any pitfalls to be avoided. ( like not doing it on a narrow driveway ), or if anyone has any snippets of wisdom they could share . The pdf manual is a tad vague on the subject to put it mildly, in fact it only shows one oil seal, and there are two in the kit. _________________
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K.Goodwin Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:38 Post subject: |
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Not wishing to be a harbinger of doom, assuming its the same as earlier 3.1's, isn't the bearing pressed onto the halfshaft 'hot' at the factory, and a pig to get off 'cold' at a later date?
I'm sure PhilP has experience of this, although the MK4 might be different *crosses fingers* _________________
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:50 Post subject: |
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Oh I hope not . It does have a separate retainer, and a circlip behind that. _________________
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Philp *******
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 3869 Location: Shropshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:59 Post subject: |
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Its the retainer thats put on hot and theres no other way of getting it off other than butchering it with whatever sharp/blunt instrument that comes to hand. Took four hours of swearing to get mine off and some scars where the grinder slipped to the shaft that I ended up welding up and grinding smooth again. The retainer then has to be dropped on hot in one go before it cools after the bearing has been slid on. The abd retainer was main dealer only and very pricey. I'll see if I can find my old thread for the price. _________________ Phil
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Philp *******
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:04 Post subject: |
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Here you go £132 + VAT for an abs bearing retainer, £18 for the non abs one from milners! _________________ Phil
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Philp *******
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:04 Post subject: |
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Bum, damn you lack of edit facility Rear wheel bearing link _________________ Phil
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Twister Moderator
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:07 Post subject: |
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Well the kit I've got from Milners has the bearing, 2 oil seals and a retainer in it. But if it needs heat, and I presume a certain ammount of accuracy, then I may just have a word with my trusted garage guy. _________________
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:20 Post subject: |
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Just read that linked post. .
Why is nothing ever simple on these motors _________________
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Philp *******
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:33 Post subject: |
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If you've got abs then the milners kit won't work as the abs trigger wheel is on the bearing retainer. Main dealer only. _________________ Phil
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:44 Post subject: |
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No ABS, no air-con. Forward planning when I was buying it _________________
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 23:04 Post subject: |
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mine was just pressed on using a 40ton press and has now been on and all ok for the past 5 years, also the kit only cost £80 from the MD... how times have changed
But yeah, was a git to remove. _________________
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 16:04 Post subject: |
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Well, I've just been to see Dave at the garage, and he says he has done a few of these. He has all the right gear for the job, and he's quoted me £45 so it's booked in for monday morning.
What surprised me was when one of the lads checked on the computer to see what the allotted time should be it said 0.9hrs.
I'd be amazed if anyone can do that job in less than an hour _________________
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 19:23 Post subject: |
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Did you get this job sorted steve? _________________
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 20:04 Post subject: |
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Yeah, about 9 months ago . My Garage guy did it, and he had to use a lot of heat . _________________
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siweb *******
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 22:00 Post subject: |
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I know it was a while ago
One of my seals have gone just wondered if it all went ok for ya. Back to same old, heat and plenty of it. _________________
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