KTM Rear wheel bearings

 My ATK went 8 years before the rear bearings were loose enough that I
decided to replace them.

My 2-year old KTM has bearings that are sloppy enough they need replacing.

Damn Austrian Krap....  Most folks I know with KTMs have had the rear wheel
bearings self destruct.

I am told that one issue is aluminum spacers on which the seals ride.  I'm
definitely switching to aftermarket spacers with a pressed on steel wear
surface.   They are made by WER.

-Jeff-

 
C'mon, chuck a nice piece of black-pipe on the lathe, if you feed that
dainty bike more dainty bits, it'll never toughen up.

dainty bike, heh, I like it.


DDave

 
Then ride your ATK.


I thought the 250/300 chassis has two bearings on the drive side - is
that so?

Was it just the drive side that wore out?


Every time I load the 200e in the truck, I give the rear wheel a
shake.  I carry spares in the RV.  No big deal.

At least not as big a deal as when the bearings on those weird
sprockets above and below the swingarm on Tim's '88 250ATK let go...

BTW, I just this year replaced the front wheel bearings after 6 years
of use & they were still fine.  I did it for peace of mind.


Bearing shops will sell you stainless press-on sleeves that're a lot
cheaper.  If you're interested I can find the name of them...

 


No, single bearing on both sides.  I suspect the drive side is the culprit.


That's definitely the best test for bearings.  I've always discovered bad
rear  bearings when the bike is loaded.

Yeah, not a deal, but they should last longer than 2 years.  I know at least
one KTM rider who was stranded when the rear bearings on his new 520 self
destructed.


It looks like Moose and/or All Balls Racing sells what I'm after.

-Jeff-

 
There are some guys on KTMTalk that sell bearings and spacers...