RE: [ST]rear hub play. epilogue

["Big Riff" <big_riff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Fred,

I tried your test on my '01 ST and found no play at the rear wheel - right 
after a 25 mile ride and also in the morning after the bike had been sitting 
overnight.  I could not feel any play at all.  20k miles on the bike.

John in NJ
'01 BRG ST

> From: Frederic.Nizery@xxxxxxxxxx
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> To: ST <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [ST]rear hub play. epilogue
> Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:37:45 +0200
>
> All,
>
> Finally my fellow dealer mecanic said the journal and the bearing are OK.
> Well, there is a play. I will live w/ that (under my back) ;-) .
> The two other roller bearings are also fine.
>
> The conclusion is that it's essential du to the way it' conceived, to check 
> and lub
> on a regular basis this f"'&*@ bearing. Could be a good thing to use 
> sufficiently
> thick and sticky molybden bisulfure grease (grey colored).
>
> I would have loved to have a overall feed back about every one about the 
> play.
> Never mind.
>
> Thanks for your inputs and advice.
> I think I will  buy this huge pliers.
>
> Fred 02 ST BRG
>
>
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