I set about the little jobs that came out of Lucy's MOT on the weekend. First one on the list was the front wheel bearings. With the bike on a jack and the front wheel off the ground, it took all of a minute to whip the wheel off. I knew that was going to be the easiest part of the job and I was right. Trying to get a drift behind the bearings to knock them out was a right mare. But eventually one bearing was teased out, and with the centre spacer removed, the other baring was a doddle. As you can see, the old ones were rusted with little grease left. The replacement ones are the double sealed type and should hold out better than the originals. Knowing the wheels have open slots in the castings that allow water out (and in!), it's amazing that Suzuki use open sided bearings. I mean, what did they expect??
Next was the rear disc. No need to remove the rear wheel for this, just withdraw the spindle enough to allow the calliper to slip off, then an allen key can remove the 5 screws and release the disc. Piccie shows the replacement disc ready for bolting down. I picked this up from a scrappy delivered for less than half the cost of a new item. Plenty of metal (and life) left in it, in fact, according to the vernier callipers, it's nearly new. Result.
Once everything was bolted back on it was time for a quick spin around the block to make sure everything was running smoothly. That done, a quick cuppa to celebrate my hard work and good fortune. All in all, a successful day in the shed.
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