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Front wheel bearings and spacer

ggray
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Front wheel bearings and spacer

Post by ggray » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:25 pm

I'm tearing down my '65 CL77 front wheel to inspect/pack the bearings. I have removed the bearing retainer and my book tells me to "Remove the two bearings and the bearing spacer" but does not tell me how or what type of tool to use to accomplish this. Do I drive these straight through the housing from one direction or the other or do the bearings need to be removed by pulling? Please help.

Thanks,

Gary
'65 CL77 Owner

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Re: Front wheel bearings and spacer

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:56 am

As the spacer has 3 centering points on each I use a long hard punch which I can place the end at the place just inside the bearing at the obsit end. (punch through one bearing and through to the inside edge of the other)
Then I hit the punch sideways and colapse one ot the 3 points.
That allowes me to use the punch and knock the bearing out by putting the punch on the inside race of the bearing. ..........lm

ggray wrote:I'm tearing down my '65 CL77 front wheel to inspect/pack the bearings. I have removed the bearing retainer and my book tells me to "Remove the two bearings and the bearing spacer" but does not tell me how or what type of tool to use to accomplish this. Do I drive these straight through the housing from one direction or the other or do the bearings need to be removed by pulling? Please help.

Thanks,

Gary

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Bearings and spacer

Post by ggray » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:26 pm

OK, LM, Thanks.

I read this that the LH bearing has to come out the LH side and the RH bearing has to come out of the RH side and you use the long punch from the opposite side you're removing.

I appreciate that.

Gary
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Re: Bearings and spacer

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:58 pm

That is correct. After you have knocked the spacer to the side enough to be able to hit the center of the bearing. ..................lm
ggray wrote:OK, LM, Thanks.

I read this that the LH bearing has to come out the LH side and the RH bearing has to come out of the RH side and you use the long punch from the opposite side you're removing.

I appreciate that.

Gary

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Front bearings and spacer

Post by ggray » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:47 pm

LoudMouse...Thanks, I got them out just as you described.

Gary
'65 CL77 Owner

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Re: Front bearings and spacer

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:33 am

I hope I halped a bit. ..........lm

ggray wrote:LoudMouse...Thanks, I got them out just as you described.

Gary

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Post by Bob750 » Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:09 pm

Over six years after the original post and Loud Mouse's technique worked like a charm on my '64 CA77. Thanks, LM!

I love this forum!
Mine: '74 CB750 K4 -- Hers: '64 CA78
Had: '75 CB550 K, '79 CT90

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