OK, so I pick up this '01 King Quad in Wassilla after an internet arrangement. I had known that the body was rough and that it needed new wheel bearings. Sure enough, I roll it into my truck bed from his, and start it up. Runs smooth,no smoke, shifts smooth, but noise from the wheels as I was told. I stop by Fish Creek Sales to pick up some new bearings and head home. When I roll it off the truck and move it to the place I'm going to work on it, it's making considerable noise in the wheels, but I leave it to work on later.
Tearing into it today I find that the bearings have self destructed inside the hubs and have created deep grooves on the inner wall of the housing. I still haven't gotten out all the bearings (do I need to have them hydraulically pressed out?), but at this point I am wondering if the wishbones/swing axels(?) are even any good since they are so scored...? It seems like there are some pretty old machines out there, and some must have similar problems. Can a guy just fill up the whole housing with grease? Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Tearing into it today I find that the bearings have self destructed inside the hubs and have created deep grooves on the inner wall of the housing. I still haven't gotten out all the bearings (do I need to have them hydraulically pressed out?), but at this point I am wondering if the wishbones/swing axels(?) are even any good since they are so scored...? It seems like there are some pretty old machines out there, and some must have similar problems. Can a guy just fill up the whole housing with grease? Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
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