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Originally Posted by Mark_h

Took the back wheel off today and found the off-side (brake side) bearing is pretty knackered. Surprisingly the drive side bearings are perfect and packed in red grease. The worn one has no sign of grease at all and is totally shot. Then I remembered that the bloke I brought the bike off said there was a spare bearing in the box of bits. So I decided he must have only done one side when he did them last time ( why would you do that).

Anyway, delved into the darker regions of the garage to find it and I'm now confused, the bearing is in a box labeled 09262-32007 which seems to be from the other side where the bearings feel good. I also have a dust seal part 09284-37001 which is from the side I have the problem with.

So there is a chance I have a brand new bearing for the brake side of the rear wheel but in the wrong box! Nothing useful printed on the bearing Any idea how I can tell apart from trying to fit it?

And how hard is it to change the bearing yourself? I have hammers and decent blocks of wood but no pullers, presses or fancy copper-faced hammers. And do I need special red grease or will normal high-temp grease be fit for purpose?

I throw myself to the mercy of the smarter folks.....

Download the correct part of the manual for overhauling the brake, it'll tell you what to do ........ For bearings it was recommended to me to use the 'red' grease eg. "Lithium special" grease (ebay)