Kawasaki 220 bayou wheels bearing question.
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Kawasaki 220 bayou wheels bearing question.
Okay so i have a new to me 220 to fix up so bear with me as I have a question or 20.
The wheels have play side to side if you grab them and wiggle at the 12 and 6 o" clock position with the wheels off the ground. You can hear an audible clunk when you do this.
I pulled one drum and both bearings were fine but the bearing on the inside of the drum fell out of the drum. It seems the play I am feeling/hearing is the looseness of the inner bearing in the hub. I looked at a few videos to see if this was normal and from what I can see the answer is no. I am not sure how they all were worn like this but since it seems to be all of them I need to ask if this is normal and I do not need to buy new drums. If it is not normal I might be able to shim fix them but my bigger question is what to do so this does not happen often.
What do you think?
The wheels have play side to side if you grab them and wiggle at the 12 and 6 o" clock position with the wheels off the ground. You can hear an audible clunk when you do this.
I pulled one drum and both bearings were fine but the bearing on the inside of the drum fell out of the drum. It seems the play I am feeling/hearing is the looseness of the inner bearing in the hub. I looked at a few videos to see if this was normal and from what I can see the answer is no. I am not sure how they all were worn like this but since it seems to be all of them I need to ask if this is normal and I do not need to buy new drums. If it is not normal I might be able to shim fix them but my bigger question is what to do so this does not happen often.
What do you think?
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I don't do many Kawasakis, but 2WD Hondas have the same problem. I once tried boring out and fitting a thinwall tube, to bring it back to standard, drum snapped about 12 months later, and yes, I had radiused the bottom of the hole to prevent stress there. So have Loctited the bearings in since then, or sourced a new drum if the play is too bad.
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