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Offline vorhese

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Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« on: November 28, 2009, 07:24:03 PM »
The previous owners did a hack job of removing the retainers at one time, it was pure sheer will that I got them out. Front is $10 and rear is $20. Would I be crazy to put these back in to save $30? I mean, it is $30.

P.S. The hub bearing had never been opened, so of course it was a cinch.



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Offline Don R

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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 07:31:33 PM »
I dunno about crazy but I'm finiky about that stuff. I'd replace them, any parts bikes  around there?
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 07:54:19 PM »
I think you'd save pulling your hair out if you just throw them away and get new ones.
Also, see if some industrial supply house in your area has a thread "file" to clean out the female threads before you install the new retainers.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 08:10:31 PM »
In this case......

If you've bought beer in the past few days,

 I would say your in good shape to sort yourself out with some new parts.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2009, 10:28:42 PM »
Get new ones and be grateful they are available.  ;)
Don't scrimp on anything related to the bearings.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2009, 06:03:29 AM »
Agreed...those are now junk. Don't put junk back onto your bike.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2009, 06:29:29 AM »
If you can clean up the threads on retainer and bore enough so the retainer turns in relatively freely, just re-use them and re-stake them. They don't do that much, and there's enough good threads there to be secure. Go with $30 in beer.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2009, 07:03:17 AM »
Junk them, buy new ones.
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Re: Would I be crazy to reuse these wheel bearing retainers?
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2009, 07:46:23 AM »
My theory is to replace with OEM whenever possible.  It lets Honda know that there is still a market for this stuff.  They will of course stop making them some day, but by the time I need them again, my bike will be 60+ years old and it will be my grand kids problem  ;D
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