R65 Rear Wheel Bearings

[schrader7032]

You should be fine using the tool kit wrench and giving a good pull...if you feel uncertain about it, ride it and then recheck...I'm sure you'll find that the nut will stay put.

I doubt you've squeezed all the grease out. Did you guys do the preload measurement before the bearings were installed? The preload measurement, done outside the wheel hub is done with the entire stack torqued onto the axle with no grease on the bearings. Maybe all you did in L.C. was to pull the races, clean things up, regrease, and install new races/bearings with all of the original spacers, etc. If you didn't do the preload measurements the way Snowbum describes, the other way is Duane's shake the wheel test as you tighten the axle bolt. You should feel all of the play go out of the wheel at the last oomph on the wrench.

Kurt in S.A.

[khill]

The mechanic that helped me did a preload type of thing with the new bearings and spacers in place with greese on the bearings. He used a stock axel and used a torque wrench. I guess I'm not sure what this
might have accomplished since I installed the tire without the use of
a torque wrench. It does seem to be a little smooter now though.
I guess time will tell. The mechanic took everything out and really cleaned all the parts up. After heating the wheel and freezing the new
bearings he first put one of the outer bearing races in. the the center
spacer and then the other bearing race. Then thourghly lots of packing
on the bearings. Well I have a lot to learn about the preload deal but at
least it was easy to understand what we did today. The 30203 standard
bearings are available at most auto part stores. That goes for the front
wheel and the swing arm as well. I think I paid $44 for both bearings.

I'm going to read the preload deals again tomorrow. I'm to tired tonigh
for it all to make any sense.

Thanks again and one of the LC people emailed today and I heard he
is pretty good on airheads also. He is also a friend of the guy that helped
me today.

Kirk

[VBMWMO]

After I removed my rear wheel the other day I noticed that one of the
rear wheel bearings seem a little rough. Or at least turing the inner race
with my finger seemed rough. So I called three different parts departments today of three different BMW dealears. Well only one new
what a R65 was and the other dealer said they might be discontinued.
He did say that if I were to take the old bearings to any bearing company
they would be able to match it because they are pretty much a standard
bearing. One dealer said they had them and they were $30 each but then
he asked me which slash number my R65 was. I thought that was the earlier bikes and not the R65's. Somehow I came away with the feeling
that most of the parts departments guys didn't know much about the older
BMW's. So do any of you think the one guy was correct that they are just
a standard bearing?

Thanks

Kirk