Rear Wheel Bearing Lube (routine maintenance item)

[Journeyman]

This is one of the easiest maintenance services that you can do yourself. Seems to be a good number of questions on it, just did it today, so here goes....

See service manual instructions below (pages 184 - 185)

Loosen the Spindle bolt

Raise the bike

The strap is merely a backup.

Remove the spindle bolt. Remove the Bevel Box Badge

Remove the bearing sleeve

Remove the oil seal. Use a seal removal tool and you should not need to replace it- just be gentle.

Coat the bearings. This is a "before" picture. It's a tight fit. I cut off the tip of a Q-tip and just used the shaft to roll the grease around in there good.

Clean and grease the seal

Refit everything in reverse order. In my opinion, you do not need to replace the badge fixings (that's ridiculous). Every time Triumph has you remove a bolt that has loctite on it they say to replace it. Just clean and reapply some Loctite- blue in this case.

Torque everything to spec and you're good to go.....

 

[TURBO200R4]

This is one of the easiest maintenance services that you can do yourself. Seems to be a good number of questions on it, just did it today, so here goes....

See service manual instructions below (pages 184 - 185)

Loosen the Spindle bolt

Raise the bike

The strap is merely a backup.

Remove the spindle bolt. Remove the Bevel Box Badge

Remove the bearing sleeve

Remove the oil seal. Use a seal removal tool and you should not need to replace it- just be gentle.

Coat the bearings. This is a "before" picture. It's a tight fit. I cut off the tip of a Q-tip and just used the shaft to roll the grease around in there good.

Refit everything in reverse order. In my opinion, you do not need to replace the badge fixings (that's ridiculous). Every time Triumph has you remove a bolt that has loctite on it they say to replace it. Just clean and reapply some Loctite- blue in this case.

Torque everything to spec and you're good to go.....

very good post
i would also put some grease on that seal maybe fill the area between bearing and seal but not the area that the shaft goes in

 

[Bosco15]

Excellent post.
Pictures always make a difference, so people can see just how to do a procedure.
Well done.

 

[Jagster]

I agree. Excellent post.

I see you have the correct tool for removing the seal. I really should have one, but the only time I have ever removed seals like that is when i'm replacing it with a new one so I have used, shall we say, 'a less suitable tool'
On that particular point, I am not all that comfortable with the idea of pulling out a seal like that as a regular occurrence. I worry a bit that even with a seal puller there is a risk of damage or premature wear on the key surfaces of the rubber.
I would be interested to hear some general views on this subject.

 

[Bosco15]

I agree. Excellent post.

I see you have the correct tool for removing the seal. I really should have one, but the only time I have ever removed seals like that is when i'm replacing it with a new one so I have used, shall we say, 'a less suitable tool'
On that particular point, I am not all that comfortable with the idea of pulling out a seal like that as a regular occurrence. I worry a bit that even with a seal puller there is a risk of damage or premature wear on the key surfaces of the rubber.
I would be interested to hear some general views on this subject.

If removed correctly, there should be no damage to the seal. Therefore it can be reused.
Seals are cheap. Fit a new one.
Six of One, half a dozen of the other.

 

[Journeyman]

If removed correctly, there should be no damage to the seal. Therefore it can be reused.
Seals are cheap. Fit a new one.
Six of One, half a dozen of the other.

I've learned that you need not replace everything it says in the manual- every time. Otherwise, every time I changed oil I'd need to change the washers and every bolt with Loctite that Triumph says to discard, which gets silly very fast. For example, every rear tire change which is every 4K miles, which is three times a year, you must remove the circular logo in the center of the wheel. It's held on by three bolts that have Loctite. Call me crazy, but I've reused those little screws at least five times now, including today with the latest tire change. That seal is as good as new, but to each his own. "It's Your Thing."

 

[Jagster]

In that case my friends.....I will no longer concern myself with such matters.
Charging up my grease gun as I type....

 

[RazMan]

Nice write-up

I find that the manuals often have to allow for lack of common sense
I always try to re-use when possible unless there is an obvious safety issue.

 

[imcool]

excellent @Journeyman28778