So, I was tapping in my new AllBalls wheel bearings on my rear wheel, and something kind of messed up:
I tapped in the right side bearing 'til it seated, flipped the wheel over, put in the spacer (making sure it's resting on the bearing), and it looked a little odd. The spacer was resting higher than the seat for the bearing(!). I fumbled w/ it a little, and everything seemed to check out OK. This being my personal 1st bearing change, I couldn't say with certainty if this was wrong, so I tapped in the other bearing - and sure enough, it stopped on the spacer, making it very tough to spin the inner race (not good). So... I inserted my remover collet and tapped the 2nd bearing out 3 taps and it came off the spacer enough so that everything seemed normal.
How was it that the spacer sat higher than the seat for the 2nd bearing?? I thought you were supposed to tap in the bearings until they seated, but this one hit the spacer before the seat... I don't see how I could have messed anything up...
I tapped in the right side bearing 'til it seated, flipped the wheel over, put in the spacer (making sure it's resting on the bearing), and it looked a little odd. The spacer was resting higher than the seat for the bearing(!). I fumbled w/ it a little, and everything seemed to check out OK. This being my personal 1st bearing change, I couldn't say with certainty if this was wrong, so I tapped in the other bearing - and sure enough, it stopped on the spacer, making it very tough to spin the inner race (not good). So... I inserted my remover collet and tapped the 2nd bearing out 3 taps and it came off the spacer enough so that everything seemed normal.
How was it that the spacer sat higher than the seat for the 2nd bearing?? I thought you were supposed to tap in the bearings until they seated, but this one hit the spacer before the seat... I don't see how I could have messed anything up...
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