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Old 05-14-2012, 10:59 AM
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Default Why you should lube your bearings.
Since it rained yesterday i took the KLR apart. Planned on riding it.





Where do all these parts go again....






That doesnt look good.....


 
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Old 05-14-2012, 02:33 PM
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That doesn't look very good... Based on the pitted shaft, it looks like water was getting past the seals. :-( Did you replace them, or just grease the bee-junior out of it?
 
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Old 05-14-2012, 02:50 PM
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New parts on the way. Both bearings, shaft and seals.
 
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Old 05-14-2012, 03:18 PM
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ouch, kinda reminds me i have only lubed the bearings once, need to go threw and replace them all by now sence the bike has 20K+ hard riden miles. changing the suspension oil should be in order too.
 
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Yea im going to do the fork oil soon also.
 
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Old 05-14-2012, 04:25 PM
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Time to clean the accumulated stuff off the top of the parts washer......
Good project, Eric!
 
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Old 05-14-2012, 04:42 PM
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Gotta love a good cleaning.
 
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Originally Posted by jeffzx9
Time to clean the accumulated stuff off the top of the parts washer......
Good project, Eric!
Yea my "notsomechanicalyinclined" buddy had the job of scrubbing my chain....lol... already had it open. I love the parts washer, best thing ever.
 
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Gotta love a good cleaning.
It looks odd..... the swingarm is all nice and clean and the rest of the bike is filthy.... lol. Gonna have to go get it dirty again.
 
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And then clean it back up right?.........Right? LOL
 
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