lockie28 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 hi. iv just ordered new wheel bearings(6004) for my rev3 2004.. bearings arrived and in one side of the wheel the bearing is loose on the hub ( does not need tapped in ) anyone encountered this problem before and is there a quick fix for sealing it in there. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmc37 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Loctite bearing retainer usually works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke750 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 hi. iv just ordered new wheel bearings(6004) for my rev3 2004.. bearings arrived and in one side of the wheel the bearing is loose on the hub ( does not need tapped in ) anyone encountered this problem before and is there a quick fix for sealing it in there. cheers hi , depeding on how bad the hub is , you could either use bearing fit , made by locktite or similar . or if really excessive clearance , you may have to get hub machined and fit a sleeve or find a secondhand hub/wheel . hope this helps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Could try driving a centre punch into the hub surface at several points where the bearing fits. This raises some of the metal above the surface level giving the bearing something to engage with. Do this along with using Loctite if you wish, or try on its own to start with. Worked for me decades ago with a Bultaco. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) You could use a punch and put several divots all the way around. Don`t laugh, Sherco put out a service bulletin using this technique to solve the main bearings spinning in the center cases! It works! Clean or bust beat me to it! Edited November 28, 2015 by lineaway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon v8 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I've used JB weld for this job on Rickman hubs,leave it for 24 hrs after assembly and it will be like new... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockie28 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I was going to do the center punch trick aye, iv just put Loctite on for now so ill see how it goes great help as always guys cheers ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@ul250 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Before you start knocking on the hub try another bearing. It is always possible that you have got an undersized one. With the amount of counterfeit rubbish coming in from China and other far eastern country's it's worth double checking. I have even had bearings from a reputable suppler that were listed and packaged as SKF turn out to be forged rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Unless the clearance is very small I prefer JB weld to loctite. A heavy run of weld around the edge of the bearing housing (with bearing out) tightens up the housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I would take time and trouble to centre the bearing regardless of which option you chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Bear in mind that at some point you'll want to remove the new bearing to replace it. Not sure how easy that may be if you use JB Weld or similar, but stand to be corrected on this. Edited November 29, 2015 by cleanorbust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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