- Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:07 pm
#98369
Think I may have found out why my Himalayan has destroyed its front wheel bearings so quickly.
The spacer between the bearings was 0.5mm shorter than the distance between the bearings when fitted in the hub, so I have made up a new spacer that is the same length as the distance between the fitted bearings.
My thinking is that when you tighten the axle nut up the bearings are subjected to an axial load if the spacer is too short - happy to be told I am wrong but I would have thought that this is the cause of the premature failure of the bearings which were both well lubricated.
Lets see how things are in another 6000 miles...
The spacer between the bearings was 0.5mm shorter than the distance between the bearings when fitted in the hub, so I have made up a new spacer that is the same length as the distance between the fitted bearings.
My thinking is that when you tighten the axle nut up the bearings are subjected to an axial load if the spacer is too short - happy to be told I am wrong but I would have thought that this is the cause of the premature failure of the bearings which were both well lubricated.
Lets see how things are in another 6000 miles...
Previous bikes - far too many !!