Re: [ST]rear hub play

[JUSTIN SHREAVES <wyckoffjustin@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have been repacking the rear bearings in my SSSA ST every 5-6k miles, and so far lucked out with not having a bearing seizure so far. Any idea if the bearings are replacable ( I know it is not advised in the service manuals) , and if so, does anyone have a part number. I travel about 10k-12k a year, and would rather be replacing these every 20K as maintance, rather than have a failure during a trip (especially with my speeds). Thank you.

Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 31, 2005, at 6:39 AM, Masiak, Richard wrote:

> I'm a little late with this thread, but I've got question(s)for the 
> 2000 RSer's out there. With all of the talk lately about wheel 
> bearing seizure, I'm getting paranoid.

No reason to be paranoid. The rear wheel bearing failures have been on 
the STs, I believe an unfortunate downside of the SSSA. Still I prefer 
the design, which was driven home this week while putting new rubber on 
my KLR.


Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - 
http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
'99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
'01 KLR650 - for exploring the North Coast backroads
'97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
'79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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