[Rick Sperko]

I have created a new opportunity for learning for myself. Many of my opportunities for learning start when I have an impact wrench in my hand.

I was cleaning up and adjusting my brakes, when I overtightened the nut on the brake side (small impact wrench). The wheel stopped rolling, so removed the speedo assy and I tapped the other side with a small sledge. From there, a series of stupid moves has led me to having both bearings almost out. They are still in, but at the outer perimeter of the hub.

How can I (with no machine shop) reset the bearings to their correct positions? I have read the snidal manual and there is not much there, the factory manual is better in this case, but I do not have their special tool.

Thank you in advance for any help. It is a nice day and I hate having the bike stuck.

-Rick

[Rick Sperko]

Sorry to waste your time. It was easy to find a flat washer and 4" piece of 3/4" plumbing pipe. No machine shop needed. Just more coffee needed. Worked well. Now I just need to figure out why the wheel still wont spin freely.

Thanks,
-Rick

I completely fried my VW beetle once in the back woods of Wisconsin due to the same lack of coffee, and early morning work. I need to keep an eye on that and impact wrenches.

[Rick Sperko]

It turns out I had the speedo assy not lined up with the grooves when I put it together and it didn't turn smoothly. It seems fine now. Rode great yesterday. Thanks for the answer. I will keep an eye on it.

-Rick