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  • GSX750ES junky
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    Mounting new bearings

    When I started to restore my GSX750ES I decided to get rid of each and every bearing. Removing 26 years old bearings was a pain and I had to use the tool in the attached picture.
    Mounting the new ones is not a walk in the park either. I read about various methods to mount new bearings. Unfortunately I don't have the special tools required for that. What method is recommended ? Dry ice ? Special tool that needs to be purchased ?
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    • cowboyup3371
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      • Apr 2010
      • 13996
      • In Ohio Now
      #2
      If you are talking about wheel bearings, freeze them and use the old bearing to help press the new one in
      Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

      1981 GS550T - My First
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        • hampshirehog
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          • Oct 2007
          • 12675
          • Hampshire. UK
          #3
          Originally posted by cowboyup3371
          If you are talking about wheel bearings, freeze them and use the old bearing to help press the new one in
          And a little bit of grease helps them slide in nicely.

          I don't use the old bearing to help knock 'em in. A socket (the size of the outer race) is much easier to hold plus no risk of it getting stuck in.
          79 GS1000S
          79 GS1000S (another one)
          80 GSX750
          80 GS550
          80 CB650 cafe racer
          75 PC50 - the one with OHV and pedals...
          75 TS100 - being ridden (suicidally) by my father

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            • GSX750ES junky
              #4
              I managed to put all new bearings in place.
              All are fine except some in the Cushion lever :

              - 2 are perfect.
              - 2 would not accept the guide inside them - These ones seem to be ruined and I need to replace them.
              - 1 would accept the guide inside him but doesn't seem to roll as freely as the others. Is it permanently damaged too ? Is there a way to open the damn thing that seems to press the rollers ?

              The way I used to squeeze the bearings into their place was by freezing them and heating the hole with a hair dryer. I hit them gently with a combination of a wooden hammer and the old bearings.
              A friend told me that my mistake was that I needed to put the guide inside the bearing while I was squeezing it in. This way it wouldn't warp...

              Just to remove any doubt, I also ordered new guides because the old one were in very bad shape (see attached picture of the guides after they were cleaned).

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                • Hoosier Daddy
                  #5
                  I checked your pic... what bearings are you replacing?
                  swingarm?

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                    • GSX750ES junky
                      #6
                      Cushion lever...

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                        • Guest
                          #7
                          Pardon my stupidity, but what is a cushion lever?

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                            • Hoosier Daddy
                              #8
                              Don't feel alone Flatline... I didn't get it either. Nearest I could think was the swingarm, "cushions" the ride via the suspension (?)

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                                • GSX750ES junky
                                  #9
                                  LOL !!!
                                  So "CUSHION LEVER" must be a Japanese dialect :-)

                                  http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-gsx750-1...st/FIG-50.html

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                                    • SVSooke
                                      #10
                                      It's part of the Full Floater mono shock assembly.

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