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Wheels/Tyres
Front Wheel Beari ngs
Removal
1 .
Remove the front wheel <see page 15- 10>.
Do not allow the wheel to rest on the brake d iscs, as this
may damage the d iscs. S u pport the wheel o n wooden
blocks, equa l ly spaced a round the rim, such that the
brake discs are raised above the g round.
2.
Place the wheel on wooden
damage to the brake discs.
3.
Remove and d iscard the seals and the bearing circlip.
Always wear eye, hand and face protection when using
a hammer and d rift. Use of a hammer and drift can
cause bearings to fra gment.
beari ng could cause eye and soft tissue i n j u ries if
suitable protective apparel is not worn.
To prevent wheel damage and to aid bearing removal,
always apply force even ly on b oth sides of the bea ring
to prevent
it from
'tippi ng'
Application of uneven force will lead to difficulty in
removing the bea ring and to a damaged wheel.
4.
Using a suita ble pin punch, through the centre of the
wheel, d rift out the wheel bearings. Collect the
centre sleeve.
Wheel Bearing Remov<il
15.14
blocks to prevent
Pieces of frag mented
"
and
becoming
stuck.
Service Manual
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Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
Inspection
•
O n ly remove raised witness ma rks from with i n the
wheel. Rem oval of material below any ra ised a reas will
reduce the level of i nterference between the wheel and
the beari ngs. Loss of interference could ca use the
bearing to become loose i n the wheel leading to loss of
motorcycle control and a n accident.
1 .
Exam i n e t h e wheel for a n y raised witness ma rks
caused by the rem oval process. Remove a ny such
marks with fine emery paper o r a gentle file.
Installation
Note:
•
Refer to the chart below for the correct tool
and
tool
face when
Bearings
are
inserted
draw-bolt acting on the insertion tool. A
support tool is located on the Ol;)posite side
of the wheel to the insertion tool and as the
bolt is tightened, the bearing is drawn into
the wheel.
•
Insert bearings with the marked or shielded
side facing outwards and always fit a new
bearing circlip and seals.
Bearing i nsertion
too l
Left bearing
T3 8 8 00 5 3
Large
face
bearing
Right beari n g
T3 88005 3
La rge
face
bearing
inserting
bearings.
by
means
of
a
Support tool
3 8 80070 - T03 01
Large
face
to
to
Wheel
3 8 80070 - T0301
to
to
Large
face
wheel
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