Rear Axle Bearings, junk Options

[trailrider19]

i jusy got done replacing my axle bearings after just doing them back in march, i think. i know it was recent. i just installed my G-Force axle also. i usually use All Balls bearings for my personal bikes but i saw this set and wanted to explore other, less expensive options. i think they were about $20 for bearings and seals. i dont know what brand they are but i got them from RJatv.com. i only changed them the first time because i was putting in a new used stock axle because i bent my stock one. the stock bearings were still good but i changed them anyway. that was just last winter. today i was putting in my G-Force axle and the bearings were bad. i will never buy those bearings again and i dont recommend them to anyone that doesnt want to change bearings all the time. i didnt even ride on them much at all. i have only been out riding maybe 10 times this year.(because i have a baby now). i rode more last summer even with having elbow surgery. point of the story, dont buy bearings from RJatv.com. they suck. atleast mine did.

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[ride.race.live]

I didnt have any better luck with allballs bearings neather... lasted me about a year... but out of that year over half of it my bike was in the shop.... (damn things might as well be a polaris)

and i was mostly doing races/trails (not much mud) if any....... no large jumps.... which in my head is harder on bearings...

This post has been edited by ride.race.live: Nov 5 2009, 01:06 PM

[LTZguy]

i'll tell you guys a secret. The key to making bearing last is good lube. almost all bearings except factory bearings and expensive bearings comes with JUNK grease in them. This is what you do: take a pick and pry the seals off at the outer edge of the bearing. if you pry them up by the inner edge....thats a small lip seal and you may damage it. if you damage the outer portion a dot of sealer will take care of it. now clean all the crappy grease out. buy some lucas grease or high quality synthetic grease or white lithium grease. I personally use white lithium or a moly based grease. your bearing will roll smoother and last longer. try it.

[o2bfst]

i got my bearings from RJatv. they have been in since i put my LSR axle in last summer. Havent had ne issue yet..

[trailrider19]

i wasnt having issues with the bearings. i was swapping out my axle and when i put my finger on the bearings and rolled them they flet like they were rolling on rocks. i wouldnt have known for probably another few months that they were bad if i hadnt changed my axle out. they still rolled just very roughly though.

[ride.race.live]

yea.... ill have to try what ltzguy recomends... cause mine are SHOT.... when you can wiggle around your rear end well enough.... it makes me cringe.... could only imagine what else I can damage letting them go longer

[trailrider19]

yea.... ill have to try what ltzguy recomends... cause mine are SHOT.... when you can wiggle around your rear end well enough.... it makes me cringe.... could only imagine what else I can damage letting them go longer

that is a good idea. i did that when i did my front wheel bearings. but only i didnt put the rear seal back on. i filled the whole thing full of grease. my stock bearings didnt have rear seals on them either so i figured i would try it like that this time and see how it works. next time im going to see if i can put a grease fitting on the front hubs.

[zophar]

I always use All Balls Bearings or Pivot Works and always pop out the inside seals and grease them. on average i get 2 or 3 years of jumping dragging and tt out of them.
Still though if i change an axle i always swap bearings

[ride.race.live]

2-3 years on bearings id be happy with over changing them out every season