Ok I picked up a 98 yamaha blaster. I put +5 stud wheel spacers a new chain and was missinga chain tightener bolt so I got that. Then all of a sudden my axle bearing went on the left near the sprocket after two or three weeks. I changed it out then a week later the same side bearing went out again. So I. Filled the carrier tube with grease and gear oil mixed and packed another set bearings. Then just this last weekend the same side is making noise agian. what's wrong I mean I only ride maybe one day a week and don't jump or do wheelies. I only realy power slide and do donuts. Does anyone know why its doing this I mean now I'm on the 4th set of bearing with in two months. The bearings I'm using is from all balls racing
axle bearing help
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Is the spacer tube that hold the bearings apart in good condition at the ends?
Are you tightening the axle to specs.
Section 6.9 of the manual tells the way.
http://www.rydindirty.com/blastermanual.pdf
Are you tightening the axle to specs.
Section 6.9 of the manual tells the way.
http://www.rydindirty.com/blastermanual.pdf
ive seen this on many blasters. the sprocket side bearing always failing. its because the carrier is made out of thin gauge tube and if the bearings ever get hot, the carrier housing distorts. because the bearing is allowed to chatter around due to the heat distortions in the carrier made by a old bearing getting hot/locked up or too much friction from having the chain to tight are the main culprits of the blaster axle bearing failure.
once its happend more than once the carrier is dead. time to go to a dual row aluminum unit like the rad,srp,magnum or lonestar.
do you have the piece of tube that gos inbetween the bearings inside the carrier?
if not it could be because if the axle tube is missing, the bearing races are seeing force from 2 different directions. therefore throwing off their center, forcing the bearings to become unseated.
i went to a 90 lt250s cast aluminum carrier/axle.
once its happend more than once the carrier is dead. time to go to a dual row aluminum unit like the rad,srp,magnum or lonestar.
do you have the piece of tube that gos inbetween the bearings inside the carrier?
if not it could be because if the axle tube is missing, the bearing races are seeing force from 2 different directions. therefore throwing off their center, forcing the bearings to become unseated.
i went to a 90 lt250s cast aluminum carrier/axle.
probally because of 4 reasons..... 1, the chain is WAYYYYYY to tight, so loosen it. 2, when u tighten the carier, sin the back wheels, and see where the chain lines up with the sprockets. make sure the sprockets are in the center of the chain, and that the whole rear axel is stright. 3, if the axel and carreier is not stright, and the chai is not lining up, then +5 will add TREMENDOUS strain on the bearings. 4 make sure the axel is pushed ALLLLL the way through the bearings, and that the 1 nut is pretty snug, and that the 2nd nut is as tight as u can get it. locktight usually helps with that.,
fyi, there seeing 360 degrees of directional force. mainly 2 out of 4 spots. upward and foward force. just saying lol
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lol i meant the inner races are seeing outward force while the outer races are being pushed in from the axlenut/sprocket/rotor because of no or a faulty axle tube. causing the races to come out of alignment with eachother, this pushes the balls out of the bearings as the races are not straight. sry for the confusion
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