Newbie to the forum. Looking for help. I am looking for any help on replacing rear axle bearings on my 01 DS650. I was out riding over the weekend and suddenly everything felt loose in the rear. Looked it over, turns out I have little left of my rear bearings. The rear axle just sways in the breeze if you lift it up. Other than buying new bearings and installing them is there anything I should know before tackling this project? It seems pretty straightforward and not too expensive. Any tips on installation would be great.

 

It's a pretty easy job, just take your time. Also it is helpful to have a good set of big snapring pliers to get the one snap ring off. As well Can-am makes a crowfoot for tightening/preloading the bearings after you have put it back together, it takes the guess work out of it. If i remember it was 20 buck from the dealer. As well if you have the crowfoot make sure you have or borrow a torque wrench. You must make sure the torque wrench is able to torque in reverse - most dont.

 

It is a really simple task as mentioned before, but make sure you take a while at cleaning up the old grease in the carrier and repack the new bearings...Also this is a good time to inspect the wear rings, oil seals, and rear sprocket and if any need replacing replace the whole system...Make sure the carrier isn't scored because you will need a new one and try and get the old races out without damaging the carrier...One last thing is that you may not have to take out the carrier and just leave it in and replace the bearings that way and you will want to make sure you get the ring back into the axle nut and make it tight by adjusting it on the threads...If you need any help or have any ?'s about the procedure I will help ya out.

 

Ok. What do you torque the crawfoot wrench to on that axle bearing lock nut?

 

I have the spec in the shop, will check it later today if you still need it