Yamaha XT660R Service Manual page 151

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