removing front wheel hub?

**vinnY** · 20-09-2008 03:13 AM

so any suggestions on cleaning/regreasing? gonna have a go at it tomorrow

i've just heard shoot it with degreaser, wash, let it dry or hit it with some compressed air then grease it up with bearing lube and mash it back together

**fatboyz39** · 20-09-2008 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by vinnY

so any suggestions on cleaning/regreasing? gonna have a go at it tomorrow

i've just heard shoot it with degreaser, wash, let it dry or hit it with some compressed air then grease it up with bearing lube and mash it back together

Yeah thats pretty much you do. Just use the correct grease

**hyrpm** · 20-09-2008 04:23 PM

to get the hubs off i seen them at mekong all they use is a hammer and a metal pipe wat i do is extension and right size socket and hit the hub out

**vinnY** · 20-09-2008 09:59 PM

it's alright got it out already

just gonna lube it up and get it back in now

picked up some bearing grease from peps, castrol htb
just gotta clean it out now, should i flush it with metho instead of water so that it dries faster? or just stick to blowing out the water

edit; actually am i supposed to remove the bearing, repack it and whack it back in or should i just smother the bearings in grease and whack the hub back on?

**vinnY** · 03-10-2008 01:45 AM

so....... i finally got around to pressing the hub back together
went in just about all the way then the rear collar popped out

looks like i stupidly pressed the hub down into the knuckle instead of the other way around, haste got the better of me i guess

flipped it around and pressed the other collar back in and it seems okay for now.. seems to spin smoothly but i'm assuming because of the new grease theres quite a bit more resistance than before

anything i should be listening out for while rotating the hub by hand to indicate whether i've damaged the bearing or not? or can you only diagnose bad bearings by having them installed and listening to the infamous whump-whump sound?

i guess if worse comes to worse i can just replace the bearings
i'm sure after 12 years the bearings are overdue to be changed anyhow

**mocchi** · 03-10-2008 10:04 AM

i found this cheap bearing separator online, 30-50mm for your inner race bearing.

i bought it just havent received it yet.. damn.

i thought youre not suppose to wash the bearings in solvent nor to re-grease them? and yeah manual says to clean with high flash point solvent (metho most likely) for hub and knuckle.

wheel bearings koyo, was about $70 a side for my eg-non abs

wanna know more about your progress!

**vinnY** · 03-10-2008 10:10 AM

well its probably a good idea to repack it with some wheel bearing grease before it goes on back together

there doesn't seem to be any play when i wiggle the hub, seems to be seated fine too
i mean i don't know whether i've screwed it up or not, just a gut feeling

guess i won't find out until i install it

**mocchi** · 03-10-2008 10:14 AM

hub spins nicely on the knuckle? ... lol yeah wouldnt have a clue to tell. maybe ecu-man was just scaring you off lol.

**vinnY** · 03-10-2008 10:17 AM

*shakes fist at ecu-man*

well i'll pop on the front knuckles tonight and see how i go, that is if i can get the bloody spindle nuts off..

**mocchi** · 03-10-2008 10:23 AM

oh vinny while youre at it.. can you please tell me whats the size of brake disc retaining screw?
gauge and length. i broke 2 screw heads trying to undo these screws omg, and the screw starting to round off.