HOW TO: Change Your Go Kart Wheel Bearings - POWER REPUBLIC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2019
- In this mid-week hitter we show you how to change your go kart wheel bearings, specifically for your Tony Kart wheels.
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Love these videos, keep em coming! I would really appreciate more DD2 videos, the sprocket change one was super helpful :) thanks for that!
DethroneSWEDEN the DD2 ones are coming in hot so stay tuned. Anything in particular your having troubles with?
Satisfying. Great demo
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you put the hub in the oven or on a hot plate, the bearings will fall right out without messing up the pocket from knocking it out.
thanks for the tip legend !!!
Now that's thinking... Is there an easy way to set the n new ones?
@@Cmikus01 Heat the hub and freeze the bearings. They will drop right in.
All well said and done , how about with the front brake hubs, try to remove that one😊
yeah I reckon
Thanks for the video, no spacers in between the ball bearings?
Hey Vigi, your very welcome and thanks for tuning in. nah not on the 17mm wheels. they are on the 25mm OTK wheel hubs, but I haven't seen them on the 17mm OTK wheels from memory
Thanks a lot for your quick reply! And thanks for the content of the videos, it is really helpful. Regards from Valencia ( Spain)
Front hub spindles or wheels with bearings? Differences/benefits? I’ve got a EKS kart that’s about 7yrs old and it’s just got front wheels with bearings.
hubs for 25mm stubs on the 125cc machines. wheels with bearings for the kids. general rule, more hub, more front. less hub, less front,
I"ll just put the new bearings in the freezer for an hour or so, warm the hubs slightly to 60°c or so and then they drop right in without any tool required 😆
Willem Honders thanks for the hot tip 👍
I second that idea. That’s exactly how we install brass and rubber cutlass bearings on the shafts of big ships where the propellor spins
Hi, I have a CRG KT1 with a Rotax FR 125. I compared how does the rear axle spin vs other similar karts and noticed that mine is not that free.... what do you recommend to make it spin faster like the other guys? Thanks
Are you using the 11T front sprocket? If so you can remove the o ring from behind the clutch drum. If your not, maybe add lube to the clutch needle roller, chain &,sprocket and to the axle bearings too. Hope that helps. D
@@PowerRepublic Hi, I am using a 12T and it has the o-ring, a washer and a 17mm bearing behind the clutch drum. Does the o-ring make it slower or tighter? Thanks
The steel sleeve between the bearings in my ital kart hubs doesn’t move enough out of the way to give me a good shoulder of the bearing to hammer on. How do you attack these bearings with that big sleeve?
that sucks, I know what you mean. are you sure the bearings are not just so tight of the sleeve that you can't move it? there is special tools you can buy to remove bearings that go into the outer race. you have to remove the dust cover cover first.
When installing the hub on the spindle what lubricant should I use? Grease/oil? Suggestions?
I use wd 40 for front wheels and bearings
@@PowerRepublic would engine oil be too excessive?
@@Chris.J.A.B yeah it is probably not recommended
@@PowerRepublic So many Thanks!!! You are a good guy for the help, cheers!
So I am new to all this bearings stuff, but I was wondering does a Bearing with the width of 1 3/8in fit in a go kart rim with a circumference of 1 1/4in? Couldnt find it anywhere.
geeez bro, not real good with fractions of inches. have you tried your local kart shop?
@@PowerRepublic bahaha… i just couldnt find a bearing with a outter of 1 1/4. And i thought the 1 3/8 was the snap ring and not the actual bearing.
What do you lube your bearings with?
Dames Nellas use some light spray oil for front wheel bearings like WD40
Can you put a 3/4 bearing on a 5/8 bearing wheel. My current whelk has a 5/8 bearing but I want to put a 3/4 bearing. Can it be done?
hey Sammy, normally the bearings Outside diameters are different. if you went from 5/8 to 3/4 it might work but I think you will run out of room to put the bigger bearing in.
I've just ruined X 3 bearings trying to hammer them in with a piece of wood. Where could I purchase that bearing driver you are using??
🙈 go to the Power Republic website and I can send one out on Monday for you
hi did you buy the drift tool or make it
I probably would have made it from a scrap of Ali. You could probably buy something similar from a auto parts store
how would you remove the hub from the spindle that's attached to a disk carrier (birel free line) i want to install new front wheel hubs
probably have to remove the two brake caliper bolts and slide the caliper off. then the hub should come straight off
@@PowerRepublic ..i later found out the end of the spindle has threads so i have to get a special tool to remove the threaded coller holding the hub in place
Could you do the same for the rear bearings and carrier?
nah don't hit them out, you need to rotate them and pull them out. rear axle bearings that is.
Found that out to my loss with an hydraulic press. Now need a new carrier...looks like they are sided and I can't find the engine side, does it matter?
Slide hammer and a bearing puller are a safer way to get them out.
J H thanks for the tip
The bearings aren’t coming out. What should I do?
you could use a heat gun to warm up the hubs and that might help.
Ok. Thanks!
I how do I change my spindles
Hey Seb, do you mean the stub axle?