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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