abnfister
01-20-2007, 05:54 PM
I recently purchased a 02 300ex from my little brother. When I purchased it I knew that it needed rear axle bearings because the rear axle would seize when rolling it.
Prior to disassembly I purchased a set of bearings and oil seals from ebay. Well this weekend I disassembled the rear axle and then removed the carrier. All this was done step by step as per the Cylmer 300ex manual.
The axle was scored a little around the hub were the oil seal seats but usable and the carrier was in about the same condition. I knocked off any sharp edge with a few stokes of a file and polished it with emery cloth afterwards.
To make a long story short. After I had installed my carrier and had it all in place and was installing my axle it was over about 1/4" to 1/3" to far to the right. So much so that the sprocket was out of alignment and the rear disk rubbed.
After speaking with my dad he said that he had put wider bearings in it last time he work on the rear axle. But he said that the carrier was stock and the spacer was the original. The carrier looked different to me than a stock one however. I didnt notice and casting marks and it had a zerk fitting.
Any ideas why my axle is 1/4" to 1/3" over to the right hand side?
Prior to disassembly I purchased a set of bearings and oil seals from ebay. Well this weekend I disassembled the rear axle and then removed the carrier. All this was done step by step as per the Cylmer 300ex manual.
The axle was scored a little around the hub were the oil seal seats but usable and the carrier was in about the same condition. I knocked off any sharp edge with a few stokes of a file and polished it with emery cloth afterwards.
To make a long story short. After I had installed my carrier and had it all in place and was installing my axle it was over about 1/4" to 1/3" to far to the right. So much so that the sprocket was out of alignment and the rear disk rubbed.
After speaking with my dad he said that he had put wider bearings in it last time he work on the rear axle. But he said that the carrier was stock and the spacer was the original. The carrier looked different to me than a stock one however. I didnt notice and casting marks and it had a zerk fitting.
Any ideas why my axle is 1/4" to 1/3" over to the right hand side?