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calscrazy
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I apologize ahead of time for the lack of pictures. I didn't think about it until after the fact.
I bent my front rim the other day and in order for them to repair it it requires i strip it down. Cost of repair is $125 vs a new one $475.
www.mywheelrepair.com
Step 1: front wheel removal- use the directions in the owner's manual or yamaha's website has them on pdf file. I hung my calipers using zipties. That way they are not just hanging there.
Step 2: tire removal- i use the tire machine at work. this you can do however you want.
Step 3: rotor removal- remove the rotors using a 6mm hex. be cautious as they have loc-tite on them. i used my power drill to remove the five bolts.
Step 4: seal removal- because i was replacing them and the bearings i was not kind on them. be aware they are a tight fit. i just tapped mine out with a thin tiny flat head not really caring if i tore them up.
Step 5: bearing removal. the bearings i tapped out with a punch. i started on one side and tapped it a little down with a large punch to get room to fit a small punch between the spacer and lower bearing. using a hammer and punch i knocked the lower bearing out. TAKE YOUR TIME!! the last thing you want to do is get the bearing bound up in there by hammering on one side of the bearing. TAP BOTH SIDES EQUALLY!! once the first bearing is out i pulled out the spacer, flipped the wheel and repeated the process for the other side.
now your wheel is ready to be sent out for repair. my local dealer got me both bearings and both seals in a kit for $27.
i will post up the installation directions after i get my rim back.
fz8 wheel pictures by calscrazy - Photobucket
pics 3&4 inside the wheel goes fork spacer/seal/bearing/bearing spacer/bearing/seal/ fork seal.
I bent my front rim the other day and in order for them to repair it it requires i strip it down. Cost of repair is $125 vs a new one $475.
www.mywheelrepair.com
Step 1: front wheel removal- use the directions in the owner's manual or yamaha's website has them on pdf file. I hung my calipers using zipties. That way they are not just hanging there.
Step 2: tire removal- i use the tire machine at work. this you can do however you want.
Step 3: rotor removal- remove the rotors using a 6mm hex. be cautious as they have loc-tite on them. i used my power drill to remove the five bolts.
Step 4: seal removal- because i was replacing them and the bearings i was not kind on them. be aware they are a tight fit. i just tapped mine out with a thin tiny flat head not really caring if i tore them up.
Step 5: bearing removal. the bearings i tapped out with a punch. i started on one side and tapped it a little down with a large punch to get room to fit a small punch between the spacer and lower bearing. using a hammer and punch i knocked the lower bearing out. TAKE YOUR TIME!! the last thing you want to do is get the bearing bound up in there by hammering on one side of the bearing. TAP BOTH SIDES EQUALLY!! once the first bearing is out i pulled out the spacer, flipped the wheel and repeated the process for the other side.
now your wheel is ready to be sent out for repair. my local dealer got me both bearings and both seals in a kit for $27.
i will post up the installation directions after i get my rim back.
fz8 wheel pictures by calscrazy - Photobucket
pics 3&4 inside the wheel goes fork spacer/seal/bearing/bearing spacer/bearing/seal/ fork seal.