Rear Wheel Bearings

[Al Grant]

Hi,
Has anybody got a reference number for the rear wheel bearings. Mine haven't collapsed yet but they seem mighty hot. Makes a change from the rear disc though.
AL

[snapdragon]

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found it rear wheel is 6006-2R51/C3
, two of I reckon - found it tucked away in the back of an old old post


HERE

I probly need some more too - last done at 25000 miles

[JimBo]

found it rear wheel is 6006-2R51/C3, two of I reckon - found it tucked away in the back of an old old post

You may be wise to get 3, 1 each side for the hub and one set for the rear sprocket housing/cush drive. I think you should change all the bearings in any given component at the same time, just to make sure everything is even.

[snapdragon]

You're right Jimbo - in fact having just found a bag of old bearings (from the first time they were changed) in the cupboard There are four (4)

and the number on the bearing is 6006 - 2RS1

I am just off to try and get some from my local engineering supplies place on the industrial estate
if they don't have any I'll be ordering from B&C Express http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/cgi-bin/b ... BE-KOYOMTN £5.88 each

Looking at the explosion diagram and parts list thingy it seems there are two versions - three bearing version and four bearing version. (spacers are different between the two types) As I have found four I'm guessing I have the four bearing version.
Will post my findings later -

coooo this techie stuff is hard work innit?

[Al Grant]

Thankyou very helpful I'll buy the drinks should our roads cross.

AL

[snapdragon]

Thankyou very helpful I'll buy the drinks should our roads cross.

AL

Woooo drinks !! I might just have to pass through when I'm on my way to visit my boy in Warrington

[xfact]

Just had to change mine... Have in mind that tree of the bearings are the same : 6006-2R51/C3 , but the forth one ( just next to the rear sprocket ) is slightly different 6006-2R51/C4. C4 means that it with slightly bigger heat tolerances, so it can withstand the heat buildup from all that torgue you've got

[Mighty Mariner]

found this thread before ordering new bearings.

The bearing manufacturers don't recommend bearings with a C expansion coefficient for motorcycle wheel bearing use as the temperature range found in typical wheel bearings never reaches a level to achieve optimum clearance. The extra clearance when cold in C bearings allows side play at the rear wheel.
C bearings are for use in electric motors and applications where heat is an issue.
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p6221/ ... f3277087b9