Wheel bearing change

ProZac

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I should have taken more pictures and did a little write up. The Strom has 150,000km and still on original wheel bearings. The sprocket carrier bearing had quite a bit of play so I ordered the set for the rear wheel. Got the All Balls kit in the mail Monday from Canada's Motorcycle. I didn't freeze any bearings for install or heat up anything to remove. The old dust seals just pop right off no problem with a screwdriver. I have a bearing driver kit I got from Princess Auto works great for installing bearings. I use it for removing bearings to if I can get in from the other side with it. Bearings came out easy and installation was quick. Entire job using simple tools took me about an hour including removing and installing the rear wheel.

Here's a photo of the old bearings. I didn't know when I ordered the kit but the All Balls are double sealed and the stock Suzuki bearings are only sealed on one side. I'm guessing these will last the life of the bike now. The front has zero play and rotates nice and smooth so I'm gonna leave them for now.

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The sprocket carrier bearing was definitely on it's way out
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There was just a tad of play in the rear bearings but figured I'd change em out anyway
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