Rear Bearings?

[apchasse]

Anyone know an easy way to get the bearings out of the rear rim? I think one of them is bad, but cant get them out???

[apchasse]

No one knows??

[Protein Filled]

Pound them out with a hammer and a punch...Start by removing the seal if there is one, then apply pressure to move the center spacer to one side and then hit the lip of the bearing on the opposite side with the punch (in other words, hit the bearing on the bottom side of the wheel from the top side of the wheel). Pound around the bearing a little at a time until it drops out and flip the wheel over to the other side and do the same. Have the wheel slightly elevated with a piece of wood or something similar to make sure the bearing drops.

[jp233]

yep yep, what numbskullz said. just be sure you have the correct bearing to put back in there,

inspect all the surfaces, measure them if the bearing is really toast. you should be able to see discoloration or something. feel how the bearing rolls in your hands. when you put the new ones in make sure to rub grease in there as best possible, and be sure to line up the spacer correctly with the axle when driving them in!

[tzracer]

When driving in the new bearing, only use the outer race.

[jp233]

indeed Brian, hey good to see you again!!! if my clutch would've held on in the LWGP race (blew it on the start, 3 laps later its toast and I got passed by 2 guys :( ) i would've been able to catch you and we could have played tag. i ran some 1:40's in the 250 race.

[tzracer]

Yes it was good to see you also. Had some beer waiting for you but never saw you in the evening. You are going to have to come and visit us in the midwest sometime (Road America?).

TZ clutches are easy. Only takes about 5 minutes to check. The outer plates (yellow ones, if using stock) are the ones that wear out. I have used the inner (black, stock) plates for more than a season. I pull the clutch and check the outer plates. If one side is thicker than the other, put the thicker side towards the metal clutch plate (wears faster against the steel than against the aluminum). When they get to about 2.6mm I no longer use them for starts (will use them in practice when doing no starts). If a steel plate is difficult to remove from the basket, replace it. Also, use Barnett RZ clutch springs instead of the stock springs, they will last for years.