Kawasaki Z1000SX - Service manual > Hub Bearing

Hub Bearing Removal

• Remove the wheels (see Front/Rear Wheel Removal), and take out the following.

  Collars [A]
  Coupling [B] (Out of rear hub)
  Grease Seals [C]
  Circlip [D]

Special Tool - Inside Circlip Pliers: 57001-143

• Use the bearing remover to remove the hub bearings [A].

NOTICE Do not lay the wheel on the ground with the disc facing down. This can damage or warp the disc.

Place blocks under the wheel so that the disc does not touch the ground.

Special Tools -
 Bearing Remover Head, 20 × 22 [B]: 57001-1293
 Bearing Remover Shaft, 13 [C]: 57001 -1377

Hub Bearing Installation

• Before installing the hub bearings, blow any dirt or foreign particles out of the hub with compressed air to prevent contamination of the bearings.
• Replace the bearings with new ones.
• Install the bearings by using the bearing driver set which does not contact the bearing inner race.

NOTE

• Install the bearings so that the marked side faces out.

 

• Press in each right the bearing [A] until they are bottomed.

  Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set [B]: 57001-1129

• Replace the circlip with a new one.

  Special Tool - Inside Circlip Pliers: 57001-143

• Replace the grease seals with new ones.
• Press in the grease seals [A] so that the seal surface flush [B] with the end of the hole.
  • Apply high-temperature grease to the grease seal lips.

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set [C]: 57001-1129

Hub Bearing Inspection

Since the hub bearings are made to extremely close tolerances, the clearance can not normally be measured.

NOTE

• Do not remove any bearings for inspection. If any bearings are removed, they will need to be replaced with new ones.

 

• Turn each bearing in the hub back and forth [A] while checking for plays, roughness, or binding.

  If bearing play, roughness, or binding is found, replace the bearing.

• Examine the bearing seal [B] for tears or leakage.

  If the seal is torn or is leaking, replace the bearing.

Hub Bearing Lubrication

NOTE

• Since the hub bearings are packed with grease and sealed, lubrication is not required.

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