front wheel bearings

david.ginn524 · 08-15-2012, 10:35 PM

i bought a kit for new wheel bearings and i got a wheel bearing puller also. Only problem is, never replaces bearings myself before. doesnt seem that hard. I just have one question I pose. i have a 1983 honda shadow vt500c and the front wheel i need to take off. It has the bolt on the right side. I obviously need to take that off but i dont konw what size that is. I used an adjustable wrench and it started to damage it so I stopped.
the biggest wrench i have is 17mm so it has to be even bigger than that. Does anyone know what size it actually is?

Dodsfall · 08-16-2012, 08:18 AM

I'm not sure of the size.

Having a dial caliper has saved me a lot of guesswork in the past. You can convert from decimal inches to metric pretty easily using Google.

If the motorcycle is mobile, a parts store might let you try a couple sizes in the parking lot to get one that fits.

Texas Mike · 08-16-2012, 11:07 AM

If you don't have a dial calipers you can use your adjustable wrench, that should get you a close enough measurement to buy the proper size wrench or socket. Set your adjustable wrench to the size of the bolt then measure the space between the jaws.

david.ginn524 · 08-18-2012, 01:03 PM

thanks for both of the suggestions. I actually just guessed and kept trying. What it turned out to be is 11/16th size which is weird because everything else is in MM. Now the problem is trying to get it off.... i can't get it to budge any suggestions?

david.ginn524 · 08-18-2012, 05:29 PM

nevermind i figured it out apparently it had tightener bolts on it that were hidden really well now i got it all apart and finished except for putting in the new seals and i can't do that because my mom cleaned up the house and idk where she put them

08-15-2012, 10:35 PM	#1
david.ginn524 Master At Arms Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 112	front wheel bearings i bought a kit for new wheel bearings and i got a wheel bearing puller also. Only problem is, never replaces bearings myself before. doesnt seem that hard. I just have one question I pose. i have a 1983 honda shadow vt500c and the front wheel i need to take off. It has the bolt on the right side. I obviously need to take that off but i dont konw what size that is. I used an adjustable wrench and it started to damage it so I stopped. the biggest wrench i have is 17mm so it has to be even bigger than that. Does anyone know what size it actually is?

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Dodsfall Administrator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 15,841	I'm not sure of the size. Having a dial caliper has saved me a lot of guesswork in the past. You can convert from decimal inches to metric pretty easily using Google. If the motorcycle is mobile, a parts store might let you try a couple sizes in the parking lot to get one that fits. __________________ 2008 XL1200R To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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08-16-2012, 11:07 AM	#3
Texas Mike Nobody Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 62	If you don't have a dial calipers you can use your adjustable wrench, that should get you a close enough measurement to buy the proper size wrench or socket. Set your adjustable wrench to the size of the bolt then measure the space between the jaws.

08-18-2012, 01:03 PM	#4
david.ginn524 Master At Arms Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 112	thanks for both of the suggestions. I actually just guessed and kept trying. What it turned out to be is 11/16th size which is weird because everything else is in MM. Now the problem is trying to get it off.... i can't get it to budge any suggestions?

08-18-2012, 05:29 PM	#5
david.ginn524 Master At Arms Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 112	nevermind i figured it out apparently it had tightener bolts on it that were hidden really well now i got it all apart and finished except for putting in the new seals and i can't do that because my mom cleaned up the house and idk where she put them