Developed a clicking sound in my front end. Sounds like bearings to me, I checked my spokes and used a screwdriver stethoscope to isolate noise. How long to repair and at what cost? 1979 GS 1000.
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Have you ruled out the speedo drive gear? Mine seized up on my last summer, had to take it all apart and grease it. -
$12 for bearings (6302 size, available about anywhere) and about 5 minutes once the front wheel is off.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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Wheel bearings
Yeah I looked at the speedo cable, did not disassemble. But the key is the front end is getting a little squirrelly, I was on a loose gravel road when the problem made itself noticibale. Got on some solid firm pavement still a little wiggly.
12 bucks sounds good and looks to be the route to take.
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real easy to do with a press..
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just a thought, I thought I had grenaded the bearings once, but the rivets holding the fender on had become loose, and the whole thing was rattling, sounding like bearingsComment
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Wheel bearings are easy and cheap.
Replace them and also check the steering head bearings, check the swingarm and rear wheel bearings at the same time as they are all about the same age.Comment
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