rear wheel bearing

[mlg]

Went for the first ride of the year this weekend in the Uintas . I came back and was doing some checks on the

trooper and noticed some looseness in the right rear wheel bearing . I checked the left rear and it is tight.

Looking at the parts breakdown I don't see any preload adjustment capability . Iam wondering if I should

just drive it and see if it gets more loose or do you think I have a bad bearing .I only have 245 km on it .

Also wondering if anyone has had any engine oil leak issues . I noticed a few drops on the skid plate right

below the crank pulley. I cleaned it off expecting to see more oil drops ,rode the rest of the weekend no more

leak, very strange ,oil leak are usually not intermittent any thoughts ? thanks

[Guest Lenny]

No adjustments on th rear wheel bearings. It's nothing more then a double roller bearing not more then about 2" long total. I'm amazed that it holds up at all. It just has no width to it. The stress on the bearing has to be way up there and a bearings life span is directly related to the load put on it so I don't expect them to last real long. Also check the thread "Rear wheel misalignment issues" (same Joyner forum). There are other things that can make the back wheels loose.

Lenny

[ksimpsy]

No adjustments on th rear wheel bearings. It's nothing more then a double roller bearing not more then about 2" long total. I'm amazed that it holds up at all. It just has no width to it. The stress on the bearing has to be way up there and a bearings life span is directly related to the load put on it so I don't expect them to last real long. Also check the thread "Rear wheel misalignment issues" (same Joyner forum). There are other things that can make the back wheels loose.

Lenny

Really? there not taperd wheel bearings like the front?

[Guest Lenny]

Really? there not taperd wheel bearings like the front?

Sorry, I said roller bearing, it's a double ball bearing. That's worse.

Lenny

[Kinarfi]

Just looked at the parts manual and all four corners are on the same bearing, a 65*35*35 bearing. Have you downloaded a copy of the parts manual yet, quite helpful.

Kinarfi

[ksimpsy]

Yah my bad, I looked at my spare bearing and it is ball type guess i got mixed up with one of the other wheels I've done.