BMW R 1200 GS Wheel Bearing Guide
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36 31 851 Renewing front wheel bearing (wheel removed)
Preparatory work
Removing left and right shaft sealing rings
Core activity
(-) Removing wheel bearings
Place support ring (No. 31 4 800) between the wheel hub on the right
side of the wheel and reaction support (No. 00 8 572).
Heat the bearing seat.
Technical data
Release 100 °C
temperature, front
wheel bearing
Use reaction support (No. 00 8 572) and internal puller(No. 00 8 573) to
remove the wheel bearing.
Remove the spacing bushing.
Heat the left bearing seat.
Technical data
Release 100 °C
temperature, front
wheel bearing
Drive out the left wheel bearing with drift (No. 11 6 732) from the inside.
Allow the wheel hub to cool down.
Degrease and clean the bearing seats and the spacing bushing.
(-) Installing left wheel bearing
Introduce wheel bearing (1) into the bearing seat.
Install spindle with pull-in nut (No. 36 5 551), washer without thread (No.
36 5 554) and washers with thread (No. 36 5 553):
Washer (A) dia. 52 mm
Washer (B) with thread dia. 25 mm
Washer (C) with thread dia. 52 mm
Pull in wheel bearing (1) until seated.
Remove washer (A) and pull-in nut.
122016 BMW Motorrad, UX-VA-4 1/2
BMW-Motorrad - 0303 - R 1200 GS, K25 11
(-) Installing right wheel bearing
Install spacing bushing (2).
Spacing bushing (2) sits flat and square on wheel bearing (1).
Introduce wheel bearing (3) into the bearing seat.
Install washer (A) and pull-in nut.
Pull in wheel bearing (3) until seated against spacing bushing (2).
Follow-up work
Installing left and right shaft sealing rings
