Fri, 5 Mar 1999 13:43:11 +0100 (CET)
- Message No. 5141
From: Michael Dipper
Subject: Re: AGAIN and AGAIN DEAD BEARINGS
Hi,
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Rebl_Manfred wrote:
> My bearings on the back wheel are finished, this happens know the third
> time within 35.000km - damned .....
>
> I love my @-baby, but why do those bearings always get destroyed?
> a mechanics changed at
>
> 14.000km bearings
> 25.000 km bearings and "Simmeringe" (sorry don't know it in english)
> 34.000 km now I will do it myself, any specials to do?
Very curious... At least 40.000km per set should be possible.
Solutions:
* DON'T use Honda bearings (see www.atic.org/database/bearings.html)
* NO steam cleaning
* Grease the sealings ("Simmerringe") at every tyre change
* Always fix the axis with the correct torque (Drehmomentschluessel!)
(the bearing is preloaded - wrong torque=load destroys it rather quickly)
Unfortunately a great bearing expert is no longer among us :-(((
Greets, --- Micha ---
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