Subject: RE: Removing the bearings from a disc Eldo
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jul 21, 2003, 9:07 AM
Post ID: 1713850532
Thanks Greg....good points to keep in mind....Ian
| -----Original Message----- From: Greg Field [mailto:gre-@cwizard.com] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:59 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Removing the bearings from a disc Eldo 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:
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