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Front wheel bearing failure
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<blockquote data-quote="NSFJR" data-source="post: 448295" data-attributes="member: 546"><p>In 2005 I was rearended on my 2004 FJR, with the front wheel being driven into (and almost under) the rear bumper of a late model Chev 4X4 which was stopped in front of me at the light. After a lot of insurance shit, I refused to sign off on the repairs until I had a radial and axial run-out check done on the front wheel, based on my assessment of the force placed on the rim by the impact. This was eventually done at the end of the 2005 riding season in my province (late October), with me delivering the damaged wheel, and picking up the new wheel/tire using my car, in late November. When I brought the FJR out of hibernation in 2006, in less than 200 kms of riding, an ominous click developed in the front wheel. I slowly limped home, and removed the wheel. Once off, simply placing my finger inside the wheel and turning the bearings confirmed one was screwed. Turns out some minimum wage wonder installed the new bearings in the new wheel, and damaged one in the process. I was extremely pissed; the dealer was most apologetic, and went out of his way to replace both bearings with new ones. I have biked for over fifty years, all types of bikes, and that was the first wheel bearing failure I had ever encountered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NSFJR, post: 448295, member: 546"] In 2005 I was rearended on my 2004 FJR, with the front wheel being driven into (and almost under) the rear bumper of a late model Chev 4X4 which was stopped in front of me at the light. After a lot of insurance shit, I refused to sign off on the repairs until I had a radial and axial run-out check done on the front wheel, based on my assessment of the force placed on the rim by the impact. This was eventually done at the end of the 2005 riding season in my province (late October), with me delivering the damaged wheel, and picking up the new wheel/tire using my car, in late November. When I brought the FJR out of hibernation in 2006, in less than 200 kms of riding, an ominous click developed in the front wheel. I slowly limped home, and removed the wheel. Once off, simply placing my finger inside the wheel and turning the bearings confirmed one was screwed. Turns out some minimum wage wonder installed the new bearings in the new wheel, and damaged one in the process. I was extremely pissed; the dealer was most apologetic, and went out of his way to replace both bearings with new ones. I have biked for over fifty years, all types of bikes, and that was the first wheel bearing failure I had ever encountered. [/QUOTE]
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