Help servicing Morewood Shova pivot bearings

[DubbelBuys]

I've serviced the bearings on my Ndiza and Izimu, does that count?

 

But yes, it's easy. Take out the pivot bolt and SPI caps. Push the bearings out. (I made a make-shift bearing press with some M10 threaded bar, nuts, and washers.

 

Take the bearings to your local bearing man, and get new ones. (make sure they have the neoprene seals not the metal ones). I think I paid about R85 for both.

 

Then to put the new bearings back in... keep them as cold as possible. Boil some water and put it in a bucket. Immerse the bearing side of your rear triangle for a few min so it's nice and warm. Push cold bearings in by hand as straight as possible and as far as they will go.

 

To push them in the rest of the way, either use the make shift press with a large socket (to push on the outter of the bearing. If I remember correctly a 22 does the trick). Or you can put the rear triangle and front together again and use the SPI pivot caps to push them in the remainder of the way.

 

The only hassle I had was on my Ndiza the little washer/spacer (that sits between the bearing and the front triangle) is a bit tricky to get into place and line up so that the SPI caps can go through it.

 

The warm water seems like a great "why didn't I think of that" idea.

 

To remove the swingarm is very easy.

 

Haven't taken out the bearings though - my bike is still way too new.

[V12man]

The warm water seems like a great "why didn't I think of that" idea.

 

To remove the swingarm is very easy.

 

Haven't taken out the bearings though - my bike is still way too new.

 

You can also lubricate the socket the bearing goes in to with methylated spirits - it just evaporates - don't do it on the bearing - it dissolves the grease.

 

New bike often do not have grease in the bearings - oil only - so it's worth stripping them on day 1 to check for grease, and if not, then greasing them properly.

[droo]

You can also lubricate the socket the bearing goes in to with methylated spirits - it just evaporates - don't do it on the bearing - it dissolves the grease.

 

New bike often do not have grease in the bearings - oil only - so it's worth stripping them on day 1 to check for grease, and if not, then greasing them properly.

 

True story. Either that or there's not nearly enough grease in them. This applies to all bearings - bb, wheels and pivots.

[DubbelBuys]

You can also lubricate the socket the bearing goes in to with methylated spirits - it just evaporates - don't do it on the bearing - it dissolves the grease.

 

New bike even Morewoods? often do not have grease in the bearings - oil only - so it's worth stripping them on day 1 to check for grease, and if not, then greasing them properly.

 

Oil only!?!?

 

Then I will have to open them up & see what's going on ASAP!