Hello everyone! I was greasing my lower speedo bearing (drive axle bearing) and the seal popped on the otherside. Any suggestions on how I can pop it back in place??
Can I push it back in from the other side somehow?
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How? Easy does it. If the bearings are cleaned, a small amount of quality grease will do you for the season. In this case, more is not better. Clean the bearing area and fill with a needle. You should be able to push the seal back in place.
I did what you explained, but the seal popped on the otherside of the bearing.
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Wipe out the excessive grease and press the seals back in with your fingers or something flat. They should press in fairly easily. If you need to, loosen the inner set screws and remove the outer retainer and take the bearing out. A new bearing is not overly expensive.
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A lot of us take secondary (note where shims are on removal) and speedo gear and housing off. Gently pry the seals off clean bearing with wd40 and blow out again gently with air. Now use your needle just to place grease on the far side of the bearing making sure not to push against and pop out the seal on the other side. Smooth and work the grease all around and gently put the seals on your side back on and put it back together.
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Might have to take your skid out to get in there, but if you get your hands in there from the inside of the tunnel up by the drive shaft you should be able to puch the seal back into place. It's just like the front side on the back side. How did you see that happened?
Thanks everyone for the replies!! I ended up taking the bearing out. 8,800 miles on it, didn't look bad at all. Of course I grease it every winter, so I'm sure that is why it is still in good shape. Some rust on the bearings though, so I will just put a new one in!
