Must say Dave. You made a meal out of that job. Did mine in 10 minutes. None of that pissing about.

@EricBanner571

3 жыл бұрын

Things do not always go to plan, particularly on an older bike. This shows what to do when that happens.

@tigermoth3194

3 жыл бұрын

Its also worrying that he couldn't tell the old bearing was seized solid when he initially checked it - WTF?

@brianmeuse7595

3 жыл бұрын

Too funny. I was just about to say that wheel bearings are like changing tires. I can do it with two paddles in two minutes, or four paddles in four years. I didn't change, the tire didn't change, maybe Thursdays are just bad.

@benjahnz

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it was comedy gold. So much fafing about with heat etc. It's like he's never done it before.

Jeez.. what a frustrating watch that was.

10°c that's high summer here ! Shows that even professionals don't always get it to work first time, but that a little bit of patience works. I use the old bearings to drift in the new ones, you can use a Rawlbolt which also expands to remove bearings, or a slide hammer. I use the wheel spindle to help with spacer centralisation. As for where to purchase bearings, check the internet for a local bearing factors, higher quality for less price usually.

I love how you teach these little lessons and tricks. thanks so much.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure and thanks for watching!

@coderedcamaro4812

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw the pleasure is all mine.

Maybe you could use the loose front axle as a locating pin for the inner spacer. Have it come in from the bottom and align both bearings and the spacer. Since the wheel is on blocks, the axle might peek up without touching the socket you are driving the bearing with.

I see that Wright socket there- good stuff Dave - thanks!

You are great at suspension set ups.

Great timing. I have the same project planned for this weekend. I am going the opposite way though. Socket got the bearing out. Driver set will get it back in. I always enjoy. Thank you

@billlayer5117

3 жыл бұрын

Never install a bearing using the inner race you will damage the bearing!

@comfortablyunknown700

3 жыл бұрын

@@billlayer5117 just random advice that was not needed?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@comfortablyunknown700

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw it went very well. No issues and the wheel is rolling smooth.

Use your spindle through the 2nd bearing to keep it square.

@billlayer5117

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed using the axle is the best way to keep everything aligned once the 1st bearing is fully installed.

@duncanbiscuit1226

5 ай бұрын

I think hes never done it before @@billlayer5117

I did this a week ago and it was just as difficult. Two things I learned: greasing the outer race will help the bearing go in, and a concrete anchor will work as a bearing puller for $3.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience and how you devised success!

This is the most inept wheel bearing change I have ever seen Clearly he has no idea what he's doing. I've replaced many many wheel bearings since buying my first bike in 1973 Never used a blowtorch, why would you Its all a load of crap. Blowtorch to remove a rubber seal ? Has he ever done any of this before?

be careful while popping the bearings out when (for example) the inner tube is stuck. The bearings could get damaged by hammering them out. They are not made to withstand lateral knocks like these. So when putting everything together really make sure that thing is centered.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment thnx. That second bearing area needs to be nice and warm so the bearing taps in nice and slow and a very level surface to make sure the spacer stay 100% upright.

Shown very well, now I can do it too, but I still have to learn how to change the clutch.

I love it when a flange opens evenly on both sides!!! @11:56 Snigger. Bearings with rubber seals are designated DDU after the part number......bearings with metal covers are Z..... (e.g 6204DDU or 6204Z). Either can be easily removed/prized out if an open bearing is needed.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the additional information to help others get a deeper understanding!

@Gambo916

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw You're very welcome Dave. Thanks for sharing your suspension set-up knowledge with all of us Dood.

What about using old or cut down wheel spindle to line the spacer up?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely - great idea if you have one to cut down!

Hey dave, will you be having any bike suspension set events at any bike shops or gatherings in the near future?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

In what area Marcos?

Ha ha it looks like I've been using that bearing tool wrong all these years 🤣.

Couldn't you use the axel to keep the spacer and all lined up when installing the second bearing?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Many ways to do this depending on what you were taught or what makes sense to you. Using the axle requires the wheel be high enough (and sufficiently stable) to tap the bearing into place.

Alot of Extra work! I do get it. But you could have gotten by with oil change valve adjustment. Wheel bearings fresh coolant and flush fresh breaks and fluids.. it cost more for you to pick it apart vs actual parts. Highway robbery 100% lol

Its March 15th here 2021 and its real feel temperatures is - 5° . Brrrr.. tomorrow huge warm up 37° . Lol. 40s and 50s soon. Bike weather 50s. Yay.

tube of wood pvc hell use the axel.. same diamiter as the middle .. drop that in before u put in the last bearing .. voila lined up perfectly every time

So we don't Need a Professional Using a Press as long as we can tap it out and Tap it In Evenly Dave ? And would u Recommend Ceramic bearings ? If so , how many miles can I get from Both Please ..

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

I have never used ceramic bearings on any motorcycle that I have owned. As the video shows, if you have the right tools and process, there's a lot you can do yourself. OEM or ceramics are put in the same way. Bearings can last 5-10 years depending on use and temperatures, and depending on you regreasing bearings if you want to extend the life expectancy. Most are changes at 40,000 miles or 60,000kms

Where do you order your wheel bearings? I figure i'd like some quality ones.

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333

3 жыл бұрын

Just go online n look for genuine items OEM.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Dave Williams, editor, replying here. $20 a set on Ebay. We'll see how long they last. We've begun our Hypersport Tire Mega Test. We'll see if they can at least do 2000 miles (3200 km). www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Wheel-Bearing-Seal-for-Suzuki-GSXR750-GSX-R750-2001-2002-2003-2004-2005/363306037528?hash=item5496ba3118:g:GFYAAOSwWKBgCtjT

If you get a nut that just fits inside the bearing ,then weld it to the bearing, then use a drift to knock against the nut to knock the bearing out, simples , saves all this messing around

@catalystreactionsbw

Жыл бұрын

Great idea with those skills and equipment!

10 degrees Celsius is a bit cold. One trick I’ve used in the past is to put the entire wheel in a preheated oven set to about 80’C. Then you know after about 10 minutes it works a treat! You just need to be mindful of the backlash you’ll get from your “other half”... 👍😎🇦🇺

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks for haring. BTW, is this the kitchen oven while everyone else is out for the day? :)

@marcusgeorge1825

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw Ideally an industrial oven (not the kitchen type). However, I kept one out of the two Suzuki RGV-250’s that I raced in the 90’s in the Australian 250 production series (which has produced basically all of our World Champions! Gardner, Doohan, Corsa and the other Troy being Bayliss just to name only 4 (out of many more). I actually spent about two years racing against Bayliss and he, apart from being a great bloke, was destined to become something greater than I could reach! Anyway, back to the oven! RGV’s (as you know) are extremely rare these days! Heaps around from 88-98 in both AUS and NZ, now not! So, I’ve recently started working on the one I kept (it hasn’t been even started in over 20 years. I just couldn’t get the bearings out and remembered the old trick. Luckily enough, our kitchen oven is very wide so I decided to put the wheels (one at a time) in it. Let’s just say the job was a success, even if I’m still sleeping in the “guest” room...

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusgeorge1825 Love it! LMAO. Wish I had my 97 TZ250 and good luck with the RGV. My GT550 has been waiting for me for 3 years, so I ned to get on that this Summer.

What amaze me the most is Mr. Moss not bursting laughing every 5 minutes "oh, hahahah this is shit, hahahaha, what a suprise"

Bike is behind you with its wheels on?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Dave Williams, editor, replying here. We have 5 sets of wheels now so we can use the Trash or Treasure bike for our Hypersport Tire Mega Test. This was the original wheel with the bike. One other front that we acquired also had a frozen bearing, so we did 2 sets.

Do not hit both bearings until they hit bottom. One of the recess is deeper than the other and if you hit on both sides you will damage the bearings because the spacer will put pressure on the inner races and disalign them. You need a tool to fit the second bearing correctly (easy to make) check the service manual to see exactly what I am talking about.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

I always bottom the first bearing to the recess. Then the second bearing goes in until it stops moving based on contact with the spacer. That is how I was taught and as always, there are many ways to do one task.

Most bearing pullers are a pain in the ass. Not a fan of heat especially on high end or painted wheels. Always prefered a drift and lots of patience, especially on a neglected wheel. I understand and appreciate the vid, just remember ye can't please everyone. Keep up the Awesome work guys.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Understood and heat applied carelessly can have horrendous effects. Totally with you on that one. Patience is indeed a virtue.

woudnt it be easier to temerary insert a rod with same diameter as bearing/ spacer (maybe axle?) when inserting the 2nd bearing? To line up bearings and spacer. If this works at all.

@El33G33kGoat

3 жыл бұрын

The problem then becomes harder as the socket will not fit over the pin or axel and a matter of being able to evenly tap the bearing into place.

@raydavison2972

3 жыл бұрын

@@El33G33kGoatThe spindle does not need to go all the way through the bearing, just enough to centralise the spacer with the bearing

@El33G33kGoat

3 жыл бұрын

@@raydavison2972 indeed but then if done from underneath requires more support and added risk of something getting damaged.

@raydavison2972

3 жыл бұрын

@@El33G33kGoat Absolutely, you are correct. However, if you cannot manage such basic handling and positioning of equipment you should not be maintaining a motorcycle.

@El33G33kGoat

3 жыл бұрын

@@raydavison2972 lol

I think that the bearings were fine... I had the same issue after winter sleep when checking the bearing.. They didn't move so I thought they were seized up.. Then I tried to put there wooden stick and the bearings started to move... So for 90% yours bearings were fine but now you have a new a better one for couple thousand km Edit: mine had 20k km they were just frozen after the winter

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense and thanks for your contribution!

Just a dumb Handyman here but why did you not use a hydraulic press?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Correct! I do not have one :)

Dave, those wheels and bearings on that Suzuki are terribly ungrateful. :-) I only replace bearings on my own motorbikes, but they didn't cause me so much trouble in my life, but motorcycle was always quite new. I appreciate you posted this material on YT anyway. Will the installed new bearing, knocked out again by the inner race, be slightly damaged?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, any tapping or hammering may significantly impact the inner race.

looked like someones first time.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

With that tool set up, yes it was so we show the good and the bad from everyone to learn from.

I prefer a heatgun.

Why would you film your first attempt at changing wheel bearings?

@catalystreactionsbw

5 ай бұрын

We chose this approach because everyone has a first time and we want to make it as real as possible for others to relate to that have never undertaken this task with tools and what is involved as a process.

@Hverbpro

5 ай бұрын

The only thing I feel you’ve chosen is the nature of your replies after people started calling Dave out on his poor workmanship/lack of knowledge.

it's just the difference in temperature that allows for the clearance for the bearing to come out/in. (a cold day should actually help) hot=big, cold=small. that's why the bearing goes in the fridge. so DO NOT heat the bearing (15:29) also if you take a long time to heat it up for disassembly, the bearing will warm up to the same temperature as the housing and you are back to the same clearance when you started. so going to that uber high temperature that boils grease isn't necessary if you do it quickly. use axel to align everything when putting in the second bering.

I understand Dave that you're a 'specialist' in suspension for bikes, but damn was that painful to watch you remove a basic bearing roller bearing. Invest in a bearing driver that has the correct diameter to sit flat across the ENTIRE bearing, not just the inner race.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, not having the right tools makes things painful but so few have a fully equipped tool box, we run with what we have. At lest that let's the home mechanic think about doing more maintenance and checking.

First! Also, I have to add that I love these full length informative videos. Huge thanks!

Much more easy!?!?