Subject: Re: Removing the bearings from a disc Eldo
Author: Greg Field
Date: Jul 21, 2003, 8:13 AM
Post ID: 1713849727
With the spacer in place between the inner bearing races, it's a bitch
to get a drift on the inner race, so it's best to remove the carriers
from the wheel.
Before removing the carriers, mark each for correct side and bolt
position so you can get them back exactly as they were, so as to not
affect wheel balance.
More importantly, note the positions of the bearings in their holes
(depending on the length of the inner spacer, the left bearing may not
be fully seated against a flange; the right bearing depth is marked for
you by the circlip that fixes it in place). Remove the circlip from the
right bearing carrier.
After removing the carriers, hold them in a vice or over something
hollow to allow the bearings to fall out, and drive out the bearings.
Drive in the new right bearing until you can just get the circlip that
affixes it to the carrier back in. Drive the left bearing into its
carrier just short of that depth at which you noted the original having
been seated. It is vital that you not drive it in too deeply because it
is very difficult to drive it back out without damaging the bearing.
Then grease up the inner spacer and reassemble the carriers onto the
wheel. As you're tightening the bolts, check that the inner spacer
doesn't start binding on the inner races of the bearings. If it does,
you seated the left on too deeply, and you'll need to drift it back out
slightly, which is very difficult to do without damaging the bearing.
What you want is for the races to have fairly tight contact against the
inner spacer (but not too tight), or the bearings will fail quickly
when you tighten up the axle. If the races are lose against the inner
spacer, GENTLY tap the left bearing inward until you have good contact
from left race to spacer to right race.
Bolt wheel back on.
GF
On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 07:00 AM, Ian Adkins wrote:
| Hey all, Ed is trying to replace the front wheel bearings on his disc Eldo and is having a bear of a time trying to get them out. Any tips on making the experience easier? Thanks....Ian |