front bearing help...! honda shadow 1100

[rider71]

i have an honda shadow 1100, runs great, all except the front bearing went walk about...now im in a rutt,..

...i dont have an manual, is being orderd, but in the mean while i need you guys help...can some one send me a pic of the process to install the front bearing, i have the bearing and all the right tools, just dont hanve the manual yet...a diagram of the front wheel bearing installation would be great...i know its pretty simple, but the bearing that was there before isnt there for me to see exactly how it gose in place, ..

..please..any diagrams , pics if you can help....i need my bike back in action...

[Johnj]

If one off the bearings self-destructed you may find the manual lacking in instructions. In the past I had to weld a large nut, to the part of the bearing still in the wheel, to knock it out.

I also recommend that you build a bearing installation tool. get a piece of 3/8 inch all-thread about two feet long. get at least two nuts and four large thick washers. I also use a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of 1/4 inch steel plate with a 1/2 inch hole in the middle. Use these parts and a socket the same size as the bearing to draw the new bearing into the wheel.

Get the number off the old bearing and call the local bearing warehouse. They will have your bearing a lot cheaper than the dealer.