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[jamestnewsonr65]

Clymer only mentions heat for installation but not removal. They only mention the bmw tool for removal. I was going to take them to my local motorbike shop and get them to remove them.

Not something I have done before, but if anyone has any great suggestions I am all ears.

[Luca]

Not something I have done before, but if anyone has any great suggestions I am all ears.

Don't trust the Clymer manual on this one, it should have a special note for the LS wheels.

The compound alloy LS wheels have a hard rim but a soft hub and spokes.  Supposedly it lent to light weight while retaining strength where it was needed.  It's also why the paint cracks around the rim between the two alloys.

Anywho, this is from the BMW factory manual's special section on wheel bearings for the LS:

R 65 LS (Deep-groove ball bearings)

Remove brake discs (front wheel only).  Place the wheel (hub down) on a hot plate and heat to app. 80 degrees C

Pull out the ball bearing with Kukko puller No. 21/3 and support bridge 22-1

Drive in the new bearing with drift BMW No. 00 5 550 while the hub is still warm

Make sure your motorbike shop knows about this or they could wreck the wheel.  Using intense heat such as a torch could ruin the paint around the hub.  Not sure if the alloy would suffer.

[jamestnewsonr65]

You're right and I have taken the decision as it is my first time a)owning a bike and b)building a bike to not go to the generic motorbike shop and instead take a bit of a drive to bob porecha in Sydenham (uk).

Spoke to him today and he can do all the bits I need and appears to know what he is doing and has been doing it a long while!

I will attempt this on the next one if this build proves successful!

Thanks for the info.

[Luca]

Glad to help.  Pulling bearings isn't very difficult as long as you have decent tools to do it.  I don't have a proper puller but I've used my little mig welder for pulling a number of outer races and it has made life much easier than going around with a hammer and drift.

If Bob will let you watch him work I'd take the opportunity to do so.

[drew857]

Done my front bearings recently for no other reason than I did not know when they were last replaced. Removed without heat just a blunt punch and rubber mallet. New bearings went in nice straight from freezer again with no heat or damage, used correct size socket to facilitate equal force on bearing. Try not to read too much into these tasks and have a go but know when to stop. Lets face it most instructions are geared around the perfect world and not your shed and a few tools...

[montmil]

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[Lucky_Lou]

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[montmil]

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Jeez...what does that make me... :-/

A Tractor driver...........................
Lou

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