{"id":62383,"date":"2014-09-24T20:55:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=62383"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:25","slug":"gsxr1100-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-wheel-bearing-maintenance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140924\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-wheel-bearing-maintenance-2","title":{"rendered":"GSX-R1100 Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection Wheel Bearing Maintenance NewTec Oil Change and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-583962925\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04980.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04980.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04980\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04980.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04980-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04980-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s perform wheel bearing maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04976.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04976.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04976\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04976.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04976-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04976-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe hardest thing on a bearing is grease starvation. The factory bearings don&#8217;t have inner seals, so I think they tend to lose grease easily and oxidize quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04977.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04977.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04977\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04977.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04977-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04977-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s helpful to measure the distance collar length\u2014it&#8217;ll come in handy next time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04982.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04982.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04982\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04982.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04982-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04982-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSpinning it in this condition is extremely stiff, and it takes time for the bearing to seat properly. Since the collar and seal wear down and the fit changes, we pre-seat the bearing first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04987.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04987.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04987\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04987.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04987-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04987-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe front uses a non-standard bearing, so we use the factory part. Since it has a single-side seal, we remove and clean a used one, then install it as a double-side sealed bearing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04990.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04990.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04990\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04990.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04990-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04990-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI thought the photos were pretty noisy, but somehow the ISO had gotten set to 16000\u2014it must have been accidentally changed somewhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04992.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC04992.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04992\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04992.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04992-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/DSC04992-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou can also shrink-fit any rubbing areas. A test ride completes the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s perform wheel bearing maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[88,64,122],"class_list":["post-62383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gu74","tag-oil-change","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}