J&M 500ST User Manual

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2.0 Service

2.5 Wheel Bearings

The wheel bearings need to be cleaned, inspected, and repacked every 12 months or 12,000 miles. Use a number

2 wheel bearing grease to repack the bearings.

Bearing Inspection and Service:

1.

Jack up Speed Tender.

2.

Remove wheel lug-nuts.

3.

Remove wheel from hub.

4.

Remove grease cap.

NOTE: Be careful not to dent or cut a hole in grease cap.

5.

Remove the cotter pin, nut, and washer.

6.

Wiggle the hub to take the outer wheel bearing out.

7.

Pull hub assembly straight off the axle. If you want to reuse the grease seal, (which is not recommended),

be careful to support the weight of the hub so that the end of the axle does not ruin the rubber part of the

grease seal.

8.

To remove the inner bearing, you must remove the grease seal.

9.

Remove inner bearing.

10.

Wash all grease and oil from the bearing cone using a suitable solvent. Dry the bearing with a clean, lint-

free cloth and inspect each roller completely. If any pitting, scalding, or corrosion is present, then

the bearing must be replaced. The bearing cups inside the hub must be inspected.

NOTE: Bearings must always be replaced in sets of a cone and a cup (See bearing cup replacement

on following page.)

11.

Position the new wheel seal in its recess and lightly set it with a hammer.

NOTE: Be careful to not deform the metal part of the seal.

12.

Slide the hub assembly onto the spindle and push it back into position.

13.

Slide it and the spindle washer onto the spindle and into the hub recess.

14.

Install and bottom out the spindle nut, then back it off 1/4 turn.

15.

Reinstall the spindle nut and replace the cotter pin with a new one.

NOTE: If the castle nut does not line up with the hole in the spindle, then loosen the nut

slightly until it does.

16.

Reinstall the wheel onto the hub and torque the wheel lug-nuts.

NOTE: See wheel nut/bolt torque requirements located in section 2.4.

Bearing cup replacement:

1.

Place the hub on a flat work surface with the cup to be replaced on the bottom side.

2.

Using a brass drift punch, carefully tap around the small diameter end of the cup to drive it out.

3.

After cleaning the hub bore area, replace the cup by tapping it with the brass drift punch. Be sure the cup

is seated all the way up against the retaining shoulder in the hub.

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