russelldyck
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Mmmkay. here I was just sitting down to do a bearing replacement on the rear wheel on the klr when a vision came to me in a flash of blinding light
I think it's meaning was..........
"Change yer tires stoopid!
and here put these on, the holiest of the Kendas"
Well maybeit didn't happen quite like that
As for the bearing change out, I found that to be a really easy task. Once I had the hub that the rear sprocket bolts on to and cleaned up I put it in the freezer four about 20 minutes or so and based on the fact that the alum will warm up and expand faster than the steel bearing will soI removed from the freezer and let sit for about5 minutes or so just to let the alum warm up and do it thing, then I used a rubber malet and a really big screw driver to push the old bearings out of the hub and with a couple of good solid taaps the old bearing poped right out, I did try to do this with out putting in the freezer and no mater how hard Itapped the bearings they would not budge.
Then to install the newset of bearings I placed the alum hub thing that the sprocket bolts on to out in the sun for 15-20 minutes, again, just to let warm up and expand some, then I took the new set of bearings andjust popped them in the freezerfor 15-20 mintutes, after all was ready I used a rubber malet again to set the bearing in place as farI could with gently tapping till the bearing was flush with the edge, then to push it in farther I used a peice of wood cut to the right sizeand with the malet gently tapped it in the rest of the way. Now when it comes time to change the other two bearing sets in the rear wheel I wonder how I'm gonna get the whole wheel into fridge freezer
Guess I'll just have to see about getting my deep frezze up and running again
Went for a boot back into town last night after I done this and all seems to be working well, nohaving been passed by the back wheel or passing the front one
Oh and the tires I installed were the Kenda K270 that are replacing the Dunlop D606's. I have to say that those 606s sure did hold up well, I put on 7000klm on'im and I bet I could get another 1000 or so klm out'a them, probly could have got'in even more from them if I hadn't spent so much time out on the highway.
chow for now
Russ
I think it's meaning was..........
"Change yer tires stoopid!
Well maybeit didn't happen quite like that
As for the bearing change out, I found that to be a really easy task. Once I had the hub that the rear sprocket bolts on to and cleaned up I put it in the freezer four about 20 minutes or so and based on the fact that the alum will warm up and expand faster than the steel bearing will soI removed from the freezer and let sit for about5 minutes or so just to let the alum warm up and do it thing, then I used a rubber malet and a really big screw driver to push the old bearings out of the hub and with a couple of good solid taaps the old bearing poped right out, I did try to do this with out putting in the freezer and no mater how hard Itapped the bearings they would not budge.
Then to install the newset of bearings I placed the alum hub thing that the sprocket bolts on to out in the sun for 15-20 minutes, again, just to let warm up and expand some, then I took the new set of bearings andjust popped them in the freezerfor 15-20 mintutes, after all was ready I used a rubber malet again to set the bearing in place as farI could with gently tapping till the bearing was flush with the edge, then to push it in farther I used a peice of wood cut to the right sizeand with the malet gently tapped it in the rest of the way. Now when it comes time to change the other two bearing sets in the rear wheel I wonder how I'm gonna get the whole wheel into fridge freezer
Went for a boot back into town last night after I done this and all seems to be working well, nohaving been passed by the back wheel or passing the front one
Oh and the tires I installed were the Kenda K270 that are replacing the Dunlop D606's. I have to say that those 606s sure did hold up well, I put on 7000klm on'im and I bet I could get another 1000 or so klm out'a them, probly could have got'in even more from them if I hadn't spent so much time out on the highway.
chow for now
Russ
