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bearing help please
I have an issue. I've never cleaned my bearings before, and (obviously) need to. But I'm not sure how to get it all apart. I have an '05 Torker DX, and would appreciate any help you could offer. -- spazdude222 spazdude222 wrote: I think I'm in love with spazdude222 Premature Birth: It's a -growing- crisis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ spazdude222's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13246 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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spazdude222 wrote: I have an issue. I've never cleaned my bearings before, and (obviously) need to. But I'm not sure how to get it all apart. I have an '05 Torker DX, and would appreciate any help you could offer. A little maintenance can go a long way. In Terry's case, all in the wrong direction. I would strongly suggest avoiding anything you have ever read about bearing maintenance on this forum ! I have never came across such a band of fools with such horrid "luck" keeping such a simple device turning in my life. I have a dual sport 600 cc 300 lb motorcycle in my garage. It's wheels are held by an identical pair of bearings as is found on my uni's. It is 20 years old and has been ridden 26,000 miles , much of it through mud and water 2 feet deep. Like most of the dozen motor cycles I have owned in the last 35 years, I have not had to replace the wheel bearings. I have a 450 lb honda that has 78,000 miles on it. When I last changed the tires, I checked the bearings by turning them with my finger. Because they turned smoothly, my "maintenance " was done, and I reinstalled the wheel. I trust that wheel will go another 10,000 miles with no trouble. The reason my bearings last is because I never sprayed them with wd40. That would penetrate the seal and damage the grease. I also never pry the seals off, because they were installed correctly at the factory and I don't want to damage them. In short, my bearings last because I do not ruin them by screwing them up. They are designed to be waterproof and go for 100,000 miles at 100 MPH carrying a load of 500 lbs each. And they don't need no stinking maintenance! Also, now that Terry has removed his bearings, he should throw them away. The correct way to install the bearing is to tap only on the inner race. Most pullers will remove the bearing by hooking the outer race and pulling it out. This damages the bearing, but that's ok. A professional wrench never removes a bearing until he is ready to replace it. He knows that they need no "service", and will pull the bearing off only because it sticks when turned with a finger. Then he drives a new bearing on using a tube that allows it to be pushed on by the inner race. It is especially important to leave the bearings on a Torker alone. They are a unique size, and cost 30$ a pair. Most uni bearings are of a standard size that can be bought from any bearing supply for 2 $ each. If you want the bearings on your Torker to last 20 years, leave them alone ! Spray the uni off with a hose. Never blast a pressure washer at the bearings ! -- feel the light ------------------------------------------------------------------------ feel the light's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14551 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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feel the light wrote: A little maintenance can go a long way. In Terry's case, all in the wrong direction. I would strongly suggest avoiding anything you have ever read about bearing maintenance on this forum ! I have never came across such a band of fools with such horrid "luck" keeping such a simple device turning in my life. I have a dual sport 600 cc 300 lb motorcycle in my garage. It's wheels are held by an identical pair of bearings as is found on my uni's. It is 20 years old and has been ridden 26,000 miles , much of it through mud and water 2 feet deep. Like most of the dozen motor cycles I have owned in the last 35 years, I have not had to replace the wheel bearings. I have a 450 lb honda that has 78,000 miles on it. When I last changed the tires, I checked the bearings by turning them with my finger. Because they turned smoothly, my "maintenance " was done, and I reinstalled the wheel. I trust that wheel will go another 10,000 miles with no trouble. The reason my bearings last is because I never sprayed them with wd40. That would penetrate the seal and damage the grease. I also never pry the seals off, because they were installed correctly at the factory and I don't want to damage them. In short, my bearings last because I do not ruin them by screwing them up. They are designed to be waterproof and go for 100,000 miles at 100 MPH carrying a load of 500 lbs each. And they don't need no stinking maintenance! Also, now that Terry has removed his bearings, he should throw them away. The correct way to install the bearing is to tap only on the inner race. Most pullers will remove the bearing by hooking the outer race and pulling it out. This damages the bearing, but that's ok. A professional wrench never removes a bearing until he is ready to replace it. He knows that they need no "service", and will pull the bearing off only because it sticks when turned with a finger. Then he drives a new bearing on using a tube that allows it to be pushed on by the inner race. It is especially important to leave the bearings on a Torker alone. They are a unique size, and cost 30$ a pair. Most uni bearings are of a standard size that can be bought from any bearing supply for 2 $ each. If you want the bearings on your Torker to last 20 years, leave them alone ! Spray the uni off with a hose. Never blast a pressure washer at the bearings ! What the hell man? Why are you bashing me? I only removed, cleaned and repacked my bearings *ONCE* after it fell into a chemical laden man-made pond! The result was that the bearings once again turned smoothly after that, and served my needs until i got NEW bearings from UDC about a week later. I now have a good supply of these bearings for future use, so I won't have anymore need to take them apart. I would truly appreciate you not flaming me calling me and others a "fool"! -- MuniAddict My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b -*"Deathtrap: '35mm cranked coker"*- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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MuniAddict wrote: I would truly appreciate you not flaming me calling me and others a "fool"! Yeah. We're not fools. We're clowns. -- harper -Greg Harper *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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MuniAddict wrote: What the hell man? FTL put together a well-explained post, as opposed to the usual hit-and-run flame posts we see here, and you take it personal? This man made a great argument for not maintaining bearings, and not the common-sense time-is-money argument, and you take it as a personal attack? In a way, FTL is right. A lot of users on these forums are backyard mechanics with little formal training or textbook knowledge of the subject, and yes, we're lucky that we've avoided screwing up many of our machines. When a slip of the screwdriver in inexperienced hands leads to a $1000 screw-up then, yes, it was foolish to pick up the screwdriver in the first place. Luckily, our mistakes cost much less to fix. You can't bag on us for trying, FTL, but as you did, you can educate us. WTH back at you, Terry. This is about bearings, not you. Take a chill pill. -- maestro8 Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. -- Groucho Marx The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. -- François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maestro8's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7871 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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maestro8 wrote: FTL put together a well-explained post, as opposed to the usual hit-and-run flame posts we see here, and you take it personal? This man made a great argument for not maintaining bearings, and not the common-sense time-is-money argument, and you take it as a personal attack? In a way, FTL is right. A lot of users on these forums are backyard mechanics with little formal training or textbook knowledge of the subject, and yes, we're lucky that we've avoided screwing up many of our machines. When a slip of the screwdriver in inexperienced hands leads to a $1000 screw-up then, yes, it was foolish to pick up the screwdriver in the first place. Luckily, our mistakes cost much less to fix. You can't bag on us for trying, FTL, but as you did, you can educate us. WTH back at you, Terry. This is about bearings, not you. Take a chill pill. First of all mind you own business! You always stick your ****ing nose into **** when it's about me. You take a ****ing chill pill! My posts were about bearing maintinence too and what worked for me! If that's ALL his post is about, then don't dis me personally dammit! -- MuniAddict My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b -*"Deathtrap: '35mm cranked coker"*- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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maestro8 wrote: FTL put together a well-explained post, as opposed to the usual hit-and-run flame posts we see here, and you take it personal? This man made a great argument for not maintaining bearings, and not the common-sense time-is-money argument, and you take it as a personal attack? In a way, FTL is right. A lot of users on these forums are backyard mechanics with little formal training or textbook knowledge of the subject, and yes, we're lucky that we've avoided screwing up many of our machines. When a slip of the screwdriver in inexperienced hands leads to a $1000 screw-up then, yes, it was foolish to pick up the screwdriver in the first place. Luckily, our mistakes cost much less to fix. You can't bag on us for trying, FTL, but as you did, you can educate us. WTH back at you, Terry. This is about bearings, not you. Take a chill pill. First of all Misstro, mind you own business! My post was directed towards "feelthelight", NOT YOU! He's a big boy and doesn't need YOU to answer for him! You always stick your f##king nose into **** when it's about me. You take a f##king chill pill! I'm sick of you man, period. My posts were about bearing maintinence too and what worked for me! If that's ALL his post is about, then don't dis me personally dammit! -- MuniAddict My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b -*"Deathtrap: '35mm cranked coker"*- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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MuniAddict wrote: First of all Misstro, mind you own business! My post was directed towards "feelthelight", NOT YOU! He's a big boy and doesn't need YOU to answer for him! You always stick your f##king nose into **** when it's about me. You take a f##king chill pill! I'm sick of you man, period. My posts were about bearing maintinence too and what worked for me! If that's ALL his post is about, then don't dis me personally dammit! Terry, i usually try to not moderate people, but you need to calm down. FLT had a diffrance of opinion and you overreacted a little teeny bit, and someone called you out. Then you EXPLODED, you seem like a reasonable man. Pop in to MR if you need to rant and be angry, try and leave it out of RSU -- Det-riot Jerrick wrote: I think we should get off the topic off kinky/horny girls and unicycles, and back to creepy horny men. Into The Blue wrote: Well personally I've never felt the urge to masturbate in public or where I work, so that show of self control is pretty much cancelled out. 'MRIS!!!!' (http://tinyurl.com/2486qk) '1000th Post' (http://tinyurl.com/33shzt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Det-riot's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13823 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Yeah, man... let's start talking about bearings again and forget this... I use thick grease and it works wonders for me. -- Goats_On_Unicycles i think we should get off the topic off kinky/horny girls and unicycles, and back to creepy horny men. ~jerrick 'MY -GROOVY- GALLERY' (http://tinyurl.com/yeceup) '* Unicycle For Goats!!!!!*' (http://tinyurl.com/2vghk6) 'PM me if you want in!!' (http://tinyurl.com/2hbmhn) -Homophobia is a social disease.- Stop bigotry now! *R.I.P Max Roach* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goats_On_Unicycles's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12566 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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harper wrote: Yeah. We're not fools. We're clowns. I hate you. I really do. You're a disgrace. NOTICE:THIS IS DIRECTED ONLY AT HARPER AND HIS COMMENT! -- hobo_chuck '' (hello/53187)its not easy being gold!'' (hello/53187) *FRODO FAILED BUSH has the RING* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hobo_chuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14113 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59666 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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