Yamaha XV1600A1999 Service Manual page 135

FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKE DISCS
4-5
6. Check:
S wheel bearings
Front wheel turns roughly or is loose ! Re-
place the wheel bearings.
S oil seals
Damage/wear ! Replace.
7. Replace:
S wheel bearings
New
S oil seals
New
a. Clean the outside of the front wheel hub.
b. Remove the oil seals 1 with a flat-head
screwdriver.
NOTE:
To prevent damaging the wheel, place a rag 2
between the screwdriver and the wheel surface.
c. Remove the wheel bearings 3 with a gener-
al bearings puller.
d. Install the new wheel bearings and oil seals
in the reverse order of disassembly.
CAUTION:
Do not contact the wheel bearing inner race
4 or balls 5 . Contact should be made only
with the outer race 6 .
NOTE:
Use a socket 7 that matches the diameter of
the wheel bearing outer race and oil seal.
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