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TUTORIAL REPLACING THE BEARINGSTS BEFORE
Ce tutorial aims at you help replace front bearings on your quad.
Difficulty :
Temps necessary:
1 hour 30
HOW TO REPLACE BEARINGSTS BEFORE ON YOUR QUAD ?
Bearings wear out over time and regular use. Driving on difficult terrain, frequent jumps or exposing the quad to extreme conditions can damage them. Water, mud, sand and other foreign particles can get into bearings and cause corrosion. Replacing the front bearings helps maintain safety, performance.
How do you know if a bearing is damaged?
The biggest indicator of a damaged bearing is the noise. If you hear a loud noise (especially when turning or driving at high speed), it is very likely that you have a damaged bearing.
Other signs indicating possible bearing wear are:
- Abnormal tire wear
- The steering wheel that vibrates
- Abnormal play of the wheels
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In this tutorial we will use a quad Kymco Maxxer 300.
1) To begin, raise the front of the quad using the jack.
2) Position a jack stand to secure the lifting.
3) Remove the jack.
4) Apply the parking brake to lock the front wheel.
5) Loosen the wheel studs
6) Remove the wheel studs.
7) Remove the wheel.
8) Remove the pin using the pliers.
9) Loosen the universal joint nut.
11) Remove the nut.
11) Repeat steps 10 and 10 with the brake caliper screws.
11) Remove the hub with the brake disc.
11) Take out the ring and the oil seal.
11) Flip the hub over.
11) Do the same thing on the other side.
11) You can now extract the bearings. To make the operation easier, use a heat absorber in order to heat the hub and expand it.
11) Turn the hub over (don't forget to wedge it with the vice).
11) Extract the previously heated bearing using a pin remover and a hammer.
11) Collect the bearing spacer along with the bearing.
11) Unscrew the brake disc screws.
11) Remove the brake disc.
11) Repeat steps 10 and 10 to clear the second bearing.
11) To facilitate extraction, you can make a extractor using a socket and an extension. The pressure must be at the level of the lip of the bearing. So make sure you have the right size pin. Once done, put the socket on the extension cord.
11) Using the socket and a hammer, you can now release the second bearing.
11) Heat the hub core to retract it (Be careful of burns!).
11) Place the bearing in the cavity and let everything cool for a few minutes.
11) Flip the hub over again.
11) Heat the hub core again.
11) Remove the spacer.
11) Install the other bearing and let everything cool again.
11) Install the oil seal. You can use the old bearing and a hammer to press in the oil seal.
11) Insert the ring.
11) Again, flip the hub over.
11) Repeat steps 10 and 10 for the other side.
11) Place the brake disc.
11) To prevent the brake disc screws from loosening, apply thread lock on the latter.
11) Tighten the screws.
11) Reinstall the hub.
11) Replace the universal joint nut.
11) Replace the brake caliper and screws.
11) Tighten the caliper screws.
11) Tighten the universal joint nut.
11) Insert the pin.
11) Bend the pin to lock it.
11) Replace the wheel.
11) Install the wheel studs.
11) Tighten the wheel studs.
11) Raise the quad.
11) Remove the jack stand and lower the quad.
11) You now know how to replace your front wheel bearing. (You can do the same method for the other front wheel)
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