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Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:46 pm
by DCIV
Are our front wheel bearings rebuildable? Not for saving money but because I want to powder coat them so they don’t rust.

Coop

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:16 pm
by ChargerX3
No they are not on the TT. They are a sealed unit.

Now if you could find a way to put a grease zerk on one without putting shavings into the bearing that would be awesome.

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:35 pm
by stealthee
I mean, you can take the wheel bearing out of the knuckle and powdercoat the knuckle, as long as you keep anything from getting on the surface that the bearing sits in

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:43 pm
by DCIV
[quote=""stealthee""]I mean, you can take the wheel bearing out of the knuckle and powdercoat the knuckle, as long as you keep anything from getting on the surface that the bearing sits in[/quote]

Yup. Already have my knuckles powder coated. They look great. But when I removed the rotor that wheel bearing looks like crap.


Wonder if I could just spray paint it with some primer or something.


Coop

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:44 pm
by DCIV
[quote=""ChargerX3""]No they are not on the TT. They are a sealed unit.

Now if you could find a way to put a grease zerk on one without putting shavings into the bearing that would be awesome.[/quote]

I mean. They had to be put together at some point.....why can’t they be put together again.


Coop

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:49 pm
by ChargerX3
You have a large press. Thats one item I would not like reinstalling wrong and finding out the hard way. Just hit it with some rustoleum paint.

Re: Wheel bearings

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:50 pm
by DCIV
[quote=""ChargerX3""]You have a large press. Thats one item I would not like reinstalling wrong and finding out the hard way. Just hit it with some rustoleum paint.[/quote]

I do have a good sized press. I think I can do this. There is a bearing manufacture in town and it’s just taking one apart and mic it to get the correct one.


Coop