If you do as I explained and the bearing is good, you just grease it and reinstall. You will not have to pull the axle. The needle bearing will come out after you pull the pulley off. Less than an hour to do all of this. There is no way to see if the needle bearing is bad, except to look at it. Of course if it is real bad it will let you know when it comes apart. If you need the bearings in a hurry Polaris will ship over night also. Ask me how I know!
Noise from Rear Tire - Cyclic Rubbing or Crunching (with Video)
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Gerald, which bearing needs to go in certain way to work? Like it came out. Or an I confused as usual.
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Gerald, which bearing needs to go in certain way to work? Like it came out. Or an I confused as usual.
The other bearing "NOT" the needle bearing
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Gerald, which bearing needs to go in certain way to work? Like it came out. Or an I confused as usual.
The other bearing "NOT" the needle bearing
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For those wanting more info on the rear axle bearing punch up the thread "Grease Zerk in the Axle/swingarm" Also there are some measurement's in the very first post. There was a lot of info there.
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Here's the link to the Zerk Fitting thread he's talking about.
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If you do as I explained and the bearing is good, you just grease it and reinstall. You will not have to pull the axle. The needle bearing will come out after you pull the pulley off. Less than an hour to do all of this. There is no way to see if the needle bearing is bad, except to look at it. Of course if it is real bad it will let you know when it comes apart. If you need the bearings in a hurry Polaris will ship over night also. Ask me how I know!
Well, ordered both left and right bearings and the race, just in case. And paid for the overnight shipping. I haven't pulled it apart yet (don't have a 1-3/4" socket) so I plan on doing all this on Saturday - take it off, inspect, R&R if necessary. Worse case is I spend all day in 100 degree heat cussing at this thing trying to get that bearing out. Best case is I just have to grease and return the bearings to Polaris.
After reading the other thread, I'm really thinking that the dealer who replaced the belt back in March may have over-tightened it, causing the bearing wear. I'll recheck belt tension again when I reinstall.
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Not saying y'all aren't right on this. However, mine has sounded like that off and on for 3 years.... when the belt needs cleaned. Pour water over the whole belt, while rolling it. Immediately take it out and it it's quiet, congrats! You need to clean the belt, but no bearing issues! My personal belief is that the bearing issue is something that was not nearly as bad as the belt needing cleaned. I'm heading out on a 3k+ vacation in ours, and just cleaned the belt and put (I'll get crap here I'm certain) CRC rubber lube on it. No noise, I've done it many times, and it will last for a good period of time. 52k, supercharged since broken in, no oil use, no issues of major. And I play a lot....
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Here's your change...already did that. I had the rear end jacked up, turning the tire by hand and could hear the bearing. The only question I have is is the bearing salvageable or has to be fully replaced. I'll find out on Saturday.
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Not saying y'all aren't right on this. However, mine has sounded like that off and on for 3 years.... when the belt needs cleaned. Pour water over the whole belt, while rolling it. Immediately take it out and it it's quiet, congrats! You need to clean the belt, but no bearing issues! My personal belief is that the bearing issue is something that was not nearly as bad as the belt needing cleaned. I'm heading out on a 3k+ vacation in ours, and just cleaned the belt and put (I'll get crap here I'm certain) CRC rubber lube on it. No noise, I've done it many times, and it will last for a good period of time. 52k, supercharged since broken in, no oil use, no issues of major. And I play a lot....
$.02 tossed on the counter.....Great to see you back here....hope all is well.
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130,000 miles and have never cleaned the belt.
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130,000 miles and have never cleaned the belt.
But you change your socks and underwear, right?
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But you change your socks and underwear, right?
Didn't he change them with TRIPOD?
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But you change your socks and underwear, right?
Once every 10,000 miles..
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But you change your socks and underwear, right?
Well..... Usually once a day after the shower. Depends on what I'm doing, might be more!
Who wears socks and underware..... commando for life!
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Okay, 2 hours my Axx!! I haven't even gotten the sprocket off after 2 hrs. I got the pulley to the end of the axle. But since the axle is hollow, I don't have anything else to brace against. Anyone got suggestions?
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F me! FINALLY got it. Almost 5 hrs just to get the pulley off! Used a socket as a push point and lots of heat (after googling how to get th MF off).
Bearing looks good to me. All bearings in place. I think I'll just clean it up and grease it good, but then pit everything back together.
Tomorrow.
Let me know if anyone thinks otherwise. The bearings I ordered didn't arrive so I can't replace them anyways.
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You did good. My 2015 did not have any Loctite or anything and was no trouble to get off. I hit mine with the wood mallet on the nut and it came right off. We did two Slings with no problem with either other that the needle bearings fell out on the floor on my friends.
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F me! FINALLY got it. Almost 5 hrs just to get the pulley off! Used a socket as a push point and lots of heat (after googling how to get th MF off).
Bearing looks good to me. All bearings in place. I think I'll just clean it up and grease it good, but then pit everything back together.
Tomorrow.
Let me know if anyone thinks otherwise. The bearings I ordered didn't arrive so I can't replace them anyways.
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You would know it if there was a problem with the needle bearings, they would just about fall out by themselves. Grease with some high temp grease and put it back together, look at all of them for temp's.
