Wheel bearing question...

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

$20? Dam, mine was free. If he was gonna charge me I figured it about $5. 

Cost me $10.00 to have my spacer machined down at a local shop that builds race motors for the dirt trackers.They have done ( 4 ) for myself and my ridin' buds here in my hometown.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Ricky,

I appreciate your concerns about removing the "second" seal and your expertise in this area.  I do enjoy reading some of your right ups... (such as you over hauling the final drive, I am intrigued by your success in this matter...)  But some of your opinions I take for just that.  You could be right on the seal going down to one and I appreciate your concern for my choice of modification but it's just that.  I made the choice and I am willing to stick with it.  It's my bike and my choice.  I paid for it and I guess I'm willing to pay for the outcome if it just so happens to fail.  I do believe their comes a point where you have made your point clear to the readers and it's time to move on. 

You choosing to continue to quote and re-post the same claim from the past only looses validity in your opinion.  (that would be my opinion.)   You got your concerns across and it's now time to move on. 

I will be honest if my double row bearing wears out or fails long before this one did  (62k miles).  I will be willing to share that with you.  I have NEVER used a power washer on my bike.  I have been caught in some rain storms now and then on a trip such as InZane and no time to wait out the storm.  And, I do pull and service the final drive and inspect bearings every winter.   As some on here can vouch for me I am Anal about maintenance and preventive maintenance at that.  Matter of fact I have just finished up my I/S from the winter service and ready to ride with no worries.

Please understand as Gunslinger mentioned (no need to quote you have read his posts), we live and die with our own choices.  If I wanted to live and die by someone elses... well we can omit the tech side of the VRCC and just put our trust in the Dealer.  I defer and will continue as I have and help those that need help on their machines...

I'm done with this thread...  Ride on Ricky and I look forward to many more discussions with you on other threads...

Joe. 

These bearings you have are they American made ? If so are you interested in selling a couple ? I ordered my last one from Honda it was around $50.00 my ridin' bud Paul got his from a local shop it was alittle less than $30.00...I'm not sure where the manufacturing was done on either 

[NITRO]

Re: American made bearings. I bought two double rows last fall from the local bearing place and they are stamped with "made in USA." They were $47 each at that time. The bearing guy said he had that same bearing size available from other manufacturers from $17 to $65.

[lljjmm]

Why not add a shield to protect the new rear left bearing, probably have to take off an additional .3mm off the spacer in addition to the .260".   - 

A Nilos ring #6204 ZAV ( these are metric sized).  Haven't done it yet, just looking for comments.

This way it provides a protecting metal shield for that new rear left bearing seal.

[Jess from VA]

That was discussed before as a viable and maybe even beneficial idea.