Exploding needle bearings
03-25-2010, 07:52 PM
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Exploding needle bearings
Well. Exploding u joint caps is more like it. Had to replace my ujoint in my front right cause of just wear and tear. No biggy right?? Wrong. Got the new u joint. Cleaned up the forks and the cap holes all the good stuff. Took it to a shop to hav them pressed in. Well. I guess the guy didn't line the bearing caps up straight or something. But the fork and bearing cap exploded sending needle bearings and shrapnel every where. So. Just a reminder to everyone. Do be carefull replacing pressed bearings. That is all
never get to comfortable dealing with those things or anything with potential hazards for sure.
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Well. Exploding u joint caps is more like it. Had to replace my ujoint in my front right cause of just wear and tear. No biggy right?? Wrong. Got the new u joint. Cleaned up the forks and the cap holes all the good stuff. Took it to a shop to hav them pressed in. Well. I guess the guy didn't line the bearing caps up straight or something. But the fork and bearing cap exploded sending needle bearings and shrapnel every where. So. Just a reminder to everyone. Do be carefull replacing pressed bearings. That is all
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