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Front wheel bearings

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Both inner and outer, are they diffcult to replace?

Has anyone any tips, I have had a look in the wiki but couldnt find much info in there


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once you take it to bits you'll see how easy it is..theres even a slotted bit in the hub so you can knock the outer shell out easier.

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yeh.dont buy the chinese chocolate ones from gsf...


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i was tired :mrgreen:
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Got em off bay of fleas for 9.99 for the set, inner, outer, some nut thingy and a plasic doaccy with springy thing in it. :D

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look in the haynes not the wiki.
might aswell change the brake discs while you are there, as they have to come off and all.
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