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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Handlebar Removal
Remove: Steering Damper (see Steering Damper Removal) Clutch Lever Clamp Bolts [A] Clutch Lever Assembly [B] Left Switch Housing [C] Handlebar Weight [D] Left Handlebar Grip [E] Remove: Front Master Cylinder [A] (see Front Master Cylinder Removal in the Brakes chapter) ...

Steering Damper Removal
ZX1000JC/KC Remove: Steering Damper Mounting Bolts (TORX Bolts) [A] Washer [B] Washer and Collar [C] Steering Damper [D] ZX1000JD/KD Remove: Clamp [A] Connector [B] (Disconnect) Steering Damper Mounting Bolts (TORX Bolts) [C] Washer [D] Washer and Collar [E] Elect ...

Engine Sprocket Installation
Replace the sprocket washer and axle cotter pin. Install the engine sprocket onto the output shaft. Apply molybdenum disulfide oil solution to the threads and seating surface of the engine sprocket nut. Tighten: Torque - Engine Sprocket Nut: 145 N·m (14.8 kgf·m, 107 ft·lb) NOTE ...

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Hub Bearing Installation

Hub Bearing Removal

Hub Bearing Inspection

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