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> pressing in the front wheel bearings, what do I use, what do I grease?
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post Feb 15 2023, 09:36 PM
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1. I need to press in the front wheel bearings. Can I just use a big socket and tap/hit them in? Is there a better way? I do not have a press.

2. What do I grease? I'm assuming a pack it in the bearings, but do I put grease anywhere else? Do I pack these before or after I press them in?

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Nobody freezes these anymore? Prep the bearing and put it in the freezer for a few days, take it out and quickly insert it into the rotor/hub. Tap in with socket or old race, etc. it will go in pretty easily.

Warm up the rotor hub a bit to make it easer but once the cold bearing hits the warm rotor it’ll start expanding quickly.
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914 RZ-1   pressing in the front wheel bearings   Feb 15 2023, 09:36 PM
technicalninja   I'd scotch brite the new bearing bores and ins...   Feb 15 2023, 09:58 PM
iankarr   Hope this helps... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...   Feb 16 2023, 12:07 AM
914 RZ-1   Hope this helps... https://www.youtube.com/watch...   Feb 16 2023, 11:00 PM
scott_in_nh   The tool is obviously the best way, but if you use...   Feb 16 2023, 09:02 AM
technicalninja   The tool is obviously the best way, but if you us...   Feb 16 2023, 09:19 AM
BK911   Bearing races can be "pressed" in using ...   Feb 16 2023, 09:53 AM
mgphoto   You will need to press the grease into the bearing...   Feb 16 2023, 11:37 AM
930cabman   You will need to press the grease into the bearin...   Feb 16 2023, 11:47 AM
mgphoto   You will need to press the grease into the beari...   Feb 16 2023, 01:50 PM
914 RZ-1   You will need to press the grease into the bearin...   Feb 16 2023, 10:41 PM
mgphoto   [quote name='mgphoto' post='3058525' date='Feb 16...   Feb 17 2023, 06:23 PM
infraredcalvin   Nobody freezes these anymore? Prep the bearing an...   Feb 16 2023, 04:52 PM
Van B   Nobody freezes these anymore? Prep the bearing a...   Feb 16 2023, 10:58 PM
930cabman   Nobody freezes these anymore? Prep the bearing ...   Feb 17 2023, 06:02 AM
914 RZ-1   I removed the old ones from the late rotor, cut th...   Feb 17 2023, 05:40 PM
76-914   I removed the old ones from the late rotor, cut t...   Feb 17 2023, 10:30 PM


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