Motorcycle Repair: Wheel Bearing Repacking, harley sportster 883, wheel bearings


Question
I own a 1997 Harley Sportster 883.  
Can you tell me the procedure for packing the wheel bearings for each wheel?  Thank you.

Answer
Remove the wheel and the bearing seals. Remove the bearing, one at a time and clean all the grease off the bearing. Make sure if there are spacers you dont loose them. Clean the race, where the bearing rides. Once the bearing is clean take some grease in the palm of your hand and press the edge of the bearing into the grease, forsing the grease inside the rollers of the bearing. Put a little grease on the race and install the bearing. Installt eh seal and the spacer and then do the other
Good luck and happy riding
Mike