Rear wheel bearing, has this been solved?

JaR3d85 said:

Alright fellas! I made a bearing press that as far as my thinking goes will not allow for axial loading on the bearings! Dimensions are pretty tight but not too tight I held everything within .003, bearings slide in nicely, extended shoulder/sleeve will allow for the center spacer to hold in line with everything as it's drawn together, going to fit the brake side first since it runs down to a shoulder in the bore and the opposing side will get drawn in nice and easy and without any risk of being crooked. When my new bearing show up and I get too it we will see if my engineering skills are worth the ****... I have some needle roller bearings showing up today the sit in a counter bore on the ends so there won't be any binding metal to metal.

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JaR3d85 said:

Alright fellas! I made a bearing press that as far as my thinking goes will not allow for axial loading on the bearings! Dimensions are pretty tight but not too tight I held everything within .003, bearings slide in nicely, extended shoulder/sleeve will allow for the center spacer to hold in line with everything as it's drawn together, going to fit the brake side first since it runs down to a shoulder in the bore and the opposing side will get drawn in nice and easy and without any risk of being crooked. When my new bearing show up and I get too it we will see if my engineering skills are worth the ****... I have some needle roller bearings showing up today the sit in a counter bore on the ends so there won't be any binding metal to metal.

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Gerald said:

Before I retired I had access to machine shop benefits, but now have to pay for those services. Hope your new fixture works.

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JaR3d85 said:

Please don't hesitate to hit me up for anything you might need turned, milled or ground, we have a blanchard grinder so not like a traversing surface grinder but I can get stuff pretty flat if it's steel or stainless steel... As long as you don't mind covering the shipping I don't mind donating a few hours of my time to a good cause , Fridays I get access to whatever I need so long as the machine isn't in use.

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TURBO200R4 said:

for what it is worth my 2007 still has the same bearings probably 70,000
when i check the bearings they are tight but when they are tighten the wheel will turn easy without drag or roughness and no noise.
any more i do not even use a torque wrench (on my own stuff) i just tighten it up like a lug nut . now when i tighten a customers wheel i always use an impact going with 1/2 to 3/8 tool then about a 6 inch 3/8 extension then the correct socket this is like a torque tool that gets about 75 pounds of torque then finish to 85 with a torque wrench. i just hate it when some one uses an impact and hammers it down so you need a three foot cheater bar to break it loose.
a lot of times when the tire guy hammers it down it stretches the threads and locks the nut so when you try to take it off it breaks the studs

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JaR3d85 said:

Well fellas! So far so good no clicking or ticking! Only down side is not sure if it was the press or a new spacer or the different rim I picked up? Maybe combination of the three? The bearing press I made definitely helped with the install and wouldn't allow for any type of side loading to the bearing since the brass pieces I made engage both inner and outer race at the same time from both sides and it just pulls the drive side in tight and even. regardless I'm gonna ride it a few hundred miles and I will pull the wheel and inspect for any bearing tightness or other weirdness just to make sure all is still well.

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