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« on: 07 December 2014, 15:00:12 »
Just changed both front wheel bearings on my Elite and brother's MV6. Piece of pish. Dust caps off....10 secs, bearing nut off....easy. I mustn't know my own strength!!! Brother had to buy Halfords torque wrench as local tool hire place didn't have any that went to 320nm, even though they said they did when I rang and specifically asked. I rang round a few places, and when I asked for a torque wrench I could hear a goon down the end of the phone saying "that long metal bar thing with a socket on the end".
Anyway....breaker bar.....busted, record for world's best front wheel bearing changerererer........busted!
Oh yeah, point to note......I used ATP bearings on mine as I couldn't get AGP site to work. Brother used AGP (fag). With the ATP bearings the disc retaining screw (new and clean) wouldn't screw right in so I left it off (must remember for next time wheel off!), but did on the fag.
There was at least a few mm of sideways play in the bearings, which from the movement of the wheel you wouldn't have thought.