Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Hub Bearing Installation

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / Wheels/Tires / Hub Bearing / Hub Bearing Installation

Before installing the hub bearings, blow any dirt or foreign particles out of the hub with compressed air to prevent contamination of the bearings.
Replace the bearings with new ones.
Install the bearings by using the bearing driver set which does not contact the bearing inner race.

NOTE

Install the bearings so that the marked side faces out.

Press in each right the bearing [A] until they are bottomed.

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set [B]: 57001-1129

Hub Bearing Installation

Replace the grease seals with new ones.
Press in the grease seals [A] so that the seal surface is flush [B] with the end of the hole.

Apply high-temperature grease to the grease seal lips.

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set [C]: 57001-1129

Hub Bearing Installation

Hub Bearing Removal

Remove the wheels (see Front/Rear Wheel Removal), and take out the following. Collars Coupling (Out of rear hub) Grease Seals Use the bearing remover to remove the hub bearings [A]. ...

Since the hub bearings are made to extremely close tolerances, the clearance can not normally be measured. NOTE Do not remove any bearings for inspection. If any bearings are removed, they will ne ...

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Chain Slack Adjustment
Remove the cotter pin, and loosen the axle nut. Loosen the left and right chain adjuster locknuts. A. Axle Nut B. Cotter Pin C. Adjuster D. Locknut If the chain is too loose, turn out the left and right chain adjusters evenly. If the chain is too tight, turn in the left ...

Steering Play Adjustment
Remove: Steering Stem Head with Handlebars (see Handlebar Removal in the Steering chapter). Bend the claws [A] of the claw washer [B] straighten. Remove: Steering Stem Locknut [C] Claw Washer Adjust the steering using the steering stem nut wrench [A]. Special Tool - Ste ...

Windshield
Windshield Removal Remove: Bolts [A] and Washers Windshield [B] Windshield Installation Be sure to install the wellnuts [A] and the washers. Tighten: Torque - Windshield Mounting Bolts: 1.2 N·m (0.12 kgf·m, 11 in·lb) ...

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Hub Bearing Installation

Hub Bearing Removal

Hub Bearing Inspection

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