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Rear Hub Bearing Installation
R e a r H u b B e a r i n g I n s t a l l a t i o n
N OT I C E
To prevent damage when pressing the bearings into the rear hub, make sure that the bearing press adaptors contact both the inner and
outer races of the bearing.
Apply a thin layer of SRAM® Butter to the bearing bores on either
side of the hub.
Install a new 6903 bearing into the drive side of the hub.
Slide the SRAM 6903 bearing press tool onto the threaded rod of
the Wheels Manufacturing Press-1 Sealed Bearing Press tool. Insert
the threaded rod of the bearing press through the non-drive side
of the hub shell. Slide the SRAM 6903 bearing press tool onto the
threaded rod.
Thread the bearing press handle onto the threaded rod.
Turn the threaded handle clockwise to press the bearing into the
hub until it is hand-tight.
N OT I C E
Do not overtighten the bearing.
Remove the bearing press tool.
Insert the spacer tube through the non-drive side of the hub.
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SRAM® Butter
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6903 Bearing
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SRAM 6903 bearing press tool
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