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Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:06 pm**

hondaman23 wrote:when i took the wheel off the bearings fell out.

Now there's a helpful piece of information...

Did the bearings themselves fall out whole, or did the balls/needles/rollers fall out of the races?

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:11 pm**

bearing fell out and balls

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:14 pm**

Balls fell out, eh? That'll do it every time.

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:17 pm**

so what would i need to replace.
i really appreciate all your help. dont really know to much about bikes.

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:21 pm**

hondaman23 wrote:so what would i need to replace.

Well, at minimum the bearings. Having not seen the bike I don't know if the races were damaged, too. Pick up some new bearings and see if they'll seat in the races without excessive effort. Hopefully the failed bearings were causing the drag on your brake rotor.

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:23 pm**

thanks alot
that really helped out

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:35 pm**

hondaman23 wrote: could the bearings cause that because when i took the wheel off the bearings fell out.

Bingo. That's not a normal condition. I'd get new bearings installed. Riding it in that condition will wreck your hub and that's gonna cost ya....

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