BMW K 1100 LT/RS Motorcycle User Manual


 
36.6
Removing and instaling wheel
bearings
Place the wheel on two wooden blocks so that
the brake disc is free.
Removing left bearing
Take out circlip (1) with Seeger circlip pliers.
Place the protective ring (2), BMW No. 31 3 610,
in position with the open side upwards.
Pull out wheel bearing (3) with internal puller,
BMWNo.008570, and insert,
BMWNo.008573.
Removing right bearing
The right bearing has no circlip.
Place the protective ring in position with the open
side against the wheel hub.
Pull the bearing out in the same way as for the left
bearing.
LT360030
00 8 573
00 8 570
31 3 610
2
3
1
Installing left and right bearings
Heat the bearing seat to 100 °C.
Apply a thin coat of Loctite 638 to the outer
bearing race.
Drive the bearing in with a drift,
BMW No. 36 3 660/670.
Install the circlip at the left bearing.