Marcarl

The hub is where the wheel connects to the pumpkin, it's splined and if not greased with the proper grease the hub on the wheel will wear pretty quick. I use Lucas Extra Heavy Duty wheel bearing grease, some guys use a Honda molly grease. Just ordinary stuff won't cut it. If it's the Wheel bearings gone ( most often the case) you should be good to go. I haven't heard of any body having issues with the pumpkin bearings so I would assume they be OK. The hub attaches to the wheel centre. It is held in place with a C ring and it has 5 pins that insert into the wheel, no threads or anything funny. Remove the C-ring and then pry the hub off. Clean all the pins to bare metal, clean the holes as best you can and then grease the pins and holes as well. The large rubber seal that is around the hub keeps the dirt and debris out of the hub area but does hold any grease in place. Stick a screw driver behind the center and pry it off, it's only held in place by tension.

Don't see why you would need the shims. They were put there originally to line up the pumpkin to the swing arm, and that shouldn't change, unless you change the pumpkin. Did you check the clutch hub for wear?

I'm a Chevy guy, but the Ram I have outperforms the chevy hands down. 2005 Silverado 2500HD 4X4, and a 2008 Ram 1500 Hemi 4X4. My son still likes the Chevy, but I use the Ram,,, fine arrangement by me. Next truck might even be a Chevy.

Looks like something to start a parts drawer with,,, I would have suggested a coffee can, but the one part is a bit long I think.

All good then, I won't have to go into great detail. Remove wheel from bike. Remove clutch hub, it has a c-ring holding it on. Remove seals. Now you will need a long punch, make sure the end is totally square and grind a wee bit off to flatten a little edge. Insert the punch into the axle-shaft hole and see if you can move the centre spacer over a bit, you might have to wiggle this some as it determined to stay put. If it doesn't want to move from the side you are attempting, try from the other side. The centre spacer has a sheet metal collar around the outside of it to keep it from falling out of line and it runs from bearing to bearing. This collar could be anywhere, at either end, so a bit of trial and find. Once you can get the spacer to move over a bit, it won't be much, then you can drive the bearing out. One whack, move the punch, another whack, you know the process. Once that bearing is out, the rest will be a piece of cake. We did mine a couple of years ago. Saddlebum and me, borrowed shop and tools, total job to back on the road, 2 hrs,,,, and Saddelbum talks a lot.

Not all that hard really,,, have you downloaded the manual? and have you changed bearings in anything before?

Yamaha calls it a collar, but it works as the inner race, you should be OK to go

Looks like a good price, as long as the bearings are quality material, or else you'll be doing it again soon. Collar 90387-203H7-00 $10.79

Bearing (B6304zz) 93306-30417-00 93306-30437-00 $24.26 Oil Seal 93102-25064-00 $5.24 Oil Seal 93106-40027-00 $5.79 Bearing, Cylindrical 93317-32635-00 93311-32698-00 $25.80 Collar 90387-203H7-00 $10.79 Seal, Hub Dust 1J7-25319-01-00 1J7-25319-02-00 $9.82 O-Ring 93210-68347-00 $3.23 Total: $85 You should take the wheel off before you order to inspect the clutch hub for wear. Clutch, Hub 26H-25366-00-00 26H-25366-01-00 $86.79 Prices from Yamaha Sports Plaza, Oregon

yep, been there, done that. You have 2 bearings back there. One is a ball bearing (# 6304 I think, standard type) the other is only available from Yamaha, it's a needle bearing and you'll need to order the inner race separately. The seals are both standard.

get the rear wheel off the ground, spin it, wiggle it back and forth.

Hay,,, how come I missed this???? Happy Birthday Don!! and we hope you can enjoy a few more yet. Blessings!

I would do as indicated earlier, I would also check the u-joint at the front of the drive shaft.

OK, now this thread is going south!!!!

We used a stock sized shield. I had to sit up to see over it,,, bit of a bummer, but my passenger is also important and with a lower shield (we tried it) her head was constantly whipped from side to side. Now that could be to the strength etc of her neck muscles, but the condition was there so the stock size was in as well as 2 inch wings on either side. Marca first used a Bell 3\4 helmet but it had a visor on the front and caught a lot of wind for her, so we discontinued that one and now both use 3\4 with short visors. We don't use the 1\2 helmets for safety reasons,,, at least in our head anyways, and neither of us can get into a full face without needing to rip it off.

Well,, one thing good about all this snow,,,,,, I can't see any grass yet, so Marca hasn't told me told me to go cut it, and I can still keep my shirt on, and don't have a sunburn, and am not getting wet in a rainstorm, and the beer is still stocked, and the Maple Leafs haven't lost the season yet, and my Spyder is not ready yet, and I am still making money on this white stuff, and spring will be sooooooooo nice when it gets here.

Do you live to work,,, or work to live? Compensation should be the word used,,, not so much the word 'money'. Prayer is a good thing, we just need to remember to ask Him, and when we ask we need to be satisfied with the answer given,,,,, ya, sometimes it's not what we are looking for, but He will guide us through the maze. Ask Him and then unlax. Seems to me that you already have your answer, but that to walk out of a room that you comfortable with is a bit scary, seeing as you are not quite sure of what the next room is like. You may say you trust Him, now you just have to show it. Even if you make a mistake, He will turn it to your good. Romans 8:28. Compensation comes in different forms, one of which is money, but that really is only a little part,,,, time with family rates close to #1 , as is recognition, appreciation............ Every night sleeping with the one you love,, or only on the weekends?? and you still have an income,,, count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, see what God has done,,, and is now offering you. Prayers up for you as well. Hope Eileen can take you 7 days a week, maybe we should pray for her as well.

Any body miss this thread http://www.venturerider.org/forum/meet-n-eats/98415-kitchener-ontario-white-north.html#post895342

Can't figure that out,,, they didn't ask for my cell phone password,,, so why did it take so long?

Been there, done that,,,, too many people and not my kind of a crowd. Now I think in March it maybe somewhat quieter, and less conjested,, but pilgrimages is not my thing anyways.

OOOOOKKKK now that that is all cleared up I'm happy Thanks Guys

Thanks Wayne Both threads showed up in What's New Neither showed up in the Watering hole Is this how it's supposed to be? I thought everything showed up in the WH, except what a person decided he didn't want and so marked that in his profile.

Now that I've posted to it,,,,,, it's gone again,,, got to go to forums to find it. Replied to Groundhuggers thread and that showed up just fine. I think this new program doesn't like me,,, maybe I should register under a different name,,, I feel left out somehow,,, like it's not important what I spend half the day typing,,,,, I'm getting depressed, coming up with all the things I'm thinking of. Do I need to go see a Dr.????

Been 65 now a couple of times over,,,, maybe the more often you get to celebrate that milestone the less it seems to affect the brain. Got to say though, it's been fun and interesting. Lots to keep me busy and a wife that looks after me,,, boy can she cook!!!! and other things as well. It's one day at a time, plan too far ahead and somebody will come along to spoil those plans,,, but oh well,,, I'm retired so if it don't happen today, there is always tomorrow,,, and if tomorrow don't come for me, I will be happier than if it did,,,,, not that I want to move on, but I don't have too much to say over that, so I let Him be governor over that.

Ok so now this thread shows up in Whats' New, but not in the Watering Hole and it did show up in it's own forum before, so I'm guessing that is still good. The Kitchener thread though is still lost in it's own hidy hole, buried deep away in M&G forum.