Date:         Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:57:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear wheel wobble
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Ok, so honestly, most of my mechanic experience comes from working on bicycles (paid a lot of college that way...), so maybe this doesn't apply because automotive bearings are different than the light duty ones they use on bikes...

If there is play in a sealed cartridge (ie. non-adjustable) bearing, will a re-pack really do anything?  The clearances between balls and races have already opened up, right?  The most i can see a repack doing is making it feel "tight" when subjected to the nonexistant forces our measly fingers can put out.  Am i missing something here?
-damon

 Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM> wrote:Hi, what you can do is run your fingers along the inside of the bearing, pressing on them, as the bearing is turning you should be able to feel anything that may mean the bearings need to be re-packed, or replaced. If you just have some play, that probably just means that they need to be re-packed, a simple and quick process, just messy.

'84 Westy


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