bearings

Why do the plate bearings have colours?

I have a 1990 vmax. Need to replace rear wheel bearings. Has anybody tried driving old bearings out with a socket? What has worked for you? Thanks:ummm:

Hey guys, sorry but I have another daft question for you. I have just replaced my steering head bearing and I paid good money for good Japanese bearings. There is no bottom dust seal with the bearings and unfortunaltey there is no old seal on my bike, it was just packed with grease. Haven't...

I got a new ME-880 back tire in Friday, took the wheel off to go get it mounted and checked the wheel bearings. Felt like they had gravel in them. *&#@%^ @&*#!! Had to take it to Yamaha and they cut it out with a dremel because it was seized in there. $85 later, and I still need new bearings...

Hey guys and girls, I am trying to torque my new steering head bearings. What is the correct procedure for this, i read that you torque the nut over tight to settle the bearings, then loosen and re torque to a lesser setting. Anyone know the proper torque settings please!:ummm: Michael

My front tire wobbled when I bought the bike. So, I read on here and replaced my steering stem bearings, which looked pretty worn. This fixed most of the problem, but there was still a problem when letting off the throttle in fifth gear around 50 down to 45 mph. So, I changed out the wheel...

Is it safe to assume that any non-sealed bearing, such as the ones on the ends of the transmission shafts, would be safe to immerse in mineral spirits? I can only assume that since they're not packed with grease, and are constantly being flooded with the engine oil, that a quick dip in the...

anyone ever have any luck with these: http://www.bikebandit.com/quadboss-steering-stem-bearing-and-seal-kits?m=8018&td=1 hell of a lot cheaper than stock. I checked and it comes with both bearing kits.

LINK Any thoughts? Bad idea? Looks like they are about a third of the cost of new OEM (the kit includes seals). I'm always on the look out for a good deal, but I also don't want to cheap out on my Max!

Does anybody know the bearing #s for the upper & lower steering bearings for an 06 vmax - not yamaha's part #s Mike

Hey all. Does this come out with the bearing? I got the cage bearing out, and this looks like a race but its not coming out. A little piece chipped off the inside and there are indents on the inside of the wheel to make it look like you just slowly tap it out, but just wanted to know. the...

if i'm going to powdercoat my swingarm, can i just pop the bearings out and leave the races in and just buy some new oil seals and pop the bearings back in when done with the seals? or is it a good idea to remove races and buy all new bearings. i wanna do it right but if its not gonna affect...

Which, I believe are parts #1, & #2 on this link: http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm/Module/Main/TypeID/26/Type/Motorcycle/MakeID/4/Make/Yamaha/YearID/47/Year/2006/ModelID/1569/Model/VMX12V_V-MAX/GroupID/347881/Group/STEERING_ I don't see the races listed seperately so I'm figuring they...

I was replacing the rear brake disc and noticed my rear ball-bearings were very notchy feeling, time to replace. I followed the haynes manual instructions and got the ball bearing assembly out easy enough, but when I tried removing the needle bearing, the cage and indiviual needle bearings were...

I'm just starting the project to replace front/rear tires, brake rotors and pads on my newly acquired '95 Max, and decided to replace the wheel bearings and grease seals while everything was apart. It has 45,000 miles on it and has been rode hard and put away wet lots of times. I've done a...

Little bit of reading Ive done, this seems to be somewhat common on vmaxes.....Anything I should know before getting into it? Mine doesn't make a whole lot of noise until about 2500 rpm..Just sounds like a hammer tapping on the side of the engine.... ________ R27

Ok, I'm getting ready to replace the bearings, I'm driving the old ones out with a drift, and it seems I damaged this flange spacer that is between the bearing and the larger spacer, I have attached a pic, it's pc 3. I have a new one that I tapped over the larger spacer that sits between the...

Is there an OEM or aftermarket kit that includes everything I need? If not, what are the part numbers I should order?

after trying to figure out if the noise in the front wheel was indeed the rotors being warped, I found today one wheel bearing is shot (destroyed is probably a better word for it) Are these pressed in or are they easy to remove/put in? also....since one bearing pack was totally messed up, will...

Where do you guys get them? I am going to replace my steering head bearings to the tune of lvlhead's instructions but need some bearings to start with. Thanks Guys!