bearings - reconditioning

^ that what i thought but i suppose if quantity and quality of grease thats used in them is unknown its best to use ure own good quality and the right quantity of grease in them.

Are they not sealed and full of grease anyway?

Originally Posted by danf1234

Are they not sealed and full of grease anyway?

sealed - yes, full of grease - no idea lol

the ones i took apart were not "full" of grease more like a smear

but the ones i have ordered are higher quality ones than what was in there originally

I put Kyoto bearings in my RSV and they were fine. Never even looked in them.

Or at least they were at 160 mph on my private runway!

[yorkie_chris]

Wheel bearings tend to have a separate seal too, rearset bearings catch a lot of crap.

TBH would you feel that slight notching in use barwell?

don't over grease bearings. If they come sealed with a certain amount leave them like it. Slight amount of grease on the outside when fitting.

[yorkie_chris]

You can't over grease a rearset bearing. Pack the bugger until it's coming out of it's ears.

Any low speed bearing is same, they will squidge about a bit and be fine, wheel bearings or any other high speed bearings will be damaged by being fully packed so pack them 1/3rd or just leave them as they come from the manufacturer.
Wheel bearings are definitely one to buy KOYO bearings and not cheng sh*t pattern stuff.

Same as anything, right thing to do depends on application.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Wheel bearings tend to have a separate seal too, rearset bearings catch a lot of crap.

TBH would you feel that slight notching in use barwell?

im not sure, it sticks as well and as its the gear side it could be whats causing my gears to slip out more and more in the last few moths and require more of a kick to get in to gear

well i have ordered them any way and see what happens, if the above problem gets better then at least it wont be a complete waste of money