Replacing bearings - SV650.org

09-05-06, 07:46 AM

How the hell do you get new bearings back into the wheels? I've tried using the old ones as recommended in the haynes manual but they just get stuck too!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, any advice appreciated!

Viney · 09-05-06, 07:49 AM

Get a length of threaded bar, some large washers, some nuts to go one the bar. Place bearings in the wheel tap in getly(so they dont fall out)
place bar through bearings
Place washers on bearings
Do up nut either side and wind the bearings in

09-05-06, 09:25 AM

Any other ideas guys? Havent really got time to go and get threaded bars and things! Thanks for the idea though Viney

TSM · 09-05-06, 09:45 AM

Put the bearings in the freezer for 10mins then imediatly put them on the wheel before they warm up.

Sid Squid · 09-05-06, 10:02 AM

Use a bench grinder - angle grinder at a push - to run the outer race of the old bearings down a dab, then use them to drift the new ones in. At a push use a drift to very carefully and squarely knock them in, make sure you don't whack inner race, make sure they go in square all the way along, use this method only if no better alternative.

I wouldn't use washers, you need something very stiff to apply force to the outer race only, don't press on the inner race at all, worst case the new ones will be duffed as soon as you fit them, but you might be lucky.

09-05-06, 10:16 AM

I normally use the old bearing as far as possible then have a look through the socket sets. Find a socket that has a clearance fit and use that to tap the new bearing fully home.

09-05-06, 01:19 PM

Job done! Put the bearings in the freezer and drove them in with a socket. Does the left hand one sit deeper towards the wheel than the right?There seems to be a lip on the right hand side so it sits on the ledge then theres a slight gap before the 'main' hole.

Hope that makes sense?

TSM · 09-05-06, 01:35 PM

There is one that goes on a lip & should be properly seated, then the spacer and the last bearing goes in making sure you dont move the other bearing out again otherwise the wheel will not be centered properly.

09-05-06, 02:32 PM

Does it matter which order you put them in, as long as both sets of bearings are in with the spacer?

TSM · 09-05-06, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyb

Does it matter which order you put them in, as long as both sets of bearings are in with the spacer?

Yes, The spacer on the right side (i think) has to be flush with the little shelf in the hub. turn the wheel over and put the spacer in then put the last bearing in and drive it down till it mates with the spacer but not pushing out the other bearing.

09-05-06, 07:46 AM	#1
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Replacing bearings How the hell do you get new bearings back into the wheels? I've tried using the old ones as recommended in the haynes manual but they just get stuck too! Sorry if this is a stupid question, any advice appreciated!

09-05-06, 09:45 AM	#4
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	Put the bearings in the freezer for 10mins then imediatly put them on the wheel before they warm up. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

09-05-06, 10:02 AM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Use a bench grinder - angle grinder at a push - to run the outer race of the old bearings down a dab, then use them to drift the new ones in. At a push use a drift to very carefully and squarely knock them in, make sure you don't whack inner race, make sure they go in square all the way along, use this method only if no better alternative. I wouldn't use washers, you need something very stiff to apply force to the outer race only, don't press on the inner race at all, worst case the new ones will be duffed as soon as you fit them, but you might be lucky. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

09-05-06, 01:35 PM	#8
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	There is one that goes on a lip & should be properly seated, then the spacer and the last bearing goes in making sure you dont move the other bearing out again otherwise the wheel will not be centered properly. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

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09-05-06, 07:49 AM	#2
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Get a length of threaded bar, some large washers, some nuts to go one the bar. Place bearings in the wheel tap in getly(so they dont fall out) place bar through bearings Place washers on bearings Do up nut either side and wind the bearings in

09-05-06, 09:25 AM	#3
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Any other ideas guys? Havent really got time to go and get threaded bars and things! Thanks for the idea though Viney

09-05-06, 10:16 AM	#6
Bez Guest Posts: n/a	I normally use the old bearing as far as possible then have a look through the socket sets. Find a socket that has a clearance fit and use that to tap the new bearing fully home.

09-05-06, 01:19 PM	#7
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Job done! Put the bearings in the freezer and drove them in with a socket. Does the left hand one sit deeper towards the wheel than the right?There seems to be a lip on the right hand side so it sits on the ledge then theres a slight gap before the 'main' hole. Hope that makes sense?

09-05-06, 02:32 PM	#9
andyb Guest Posts: n/a	Does it matter which order you put them in, as long as both sets of bearings are in with the spacer?