Yamaha XT660 2004, Service Manual

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CHAS
FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKE DISC
7. Check:
• wheel bearings
Front wheel turns roughly or is loose
→
Replace the wheel bearings.
• oil seals
Damage/wear
→
Replace.
8. Replace:
• oil seals
• wheel bearings
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a. Clean the outside of the front wheel hub.
b. Remove the oil seals
1
with a flat-head
screwdriver.
NOTE:
_
To prevent damaging the wheel, place a rag
2
between the screwdriver and the wheel sur-
face.
c. Remove the wheel bearings
3
with a gen-
eral bearing puller.
d. Install the new wheel bearings and oil seals
in the reverse order of disassembly.
CAUTION:
_
Do not contact the wheel bearing inner race
4
or balls
5
. Contact should be made only
with the outer race
6
.
NOTE:
_
Use a socket
7
that matches the diameter of
the wheel bearing outer race and oil seal.
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