Shot Bearings ?

[doobyboy26]

Hi again, like I think you guys know... I picked up a 2006 Raptor 350 that was in pieces and not working... So now I got about 95% of the Quad up and running... I jacked up the wheels in the air, I turned them in the front direction and they where not bad... But when I turned the wheels going in reverse they where hard as F*** to turn... Could this be the bearings ?

How do you know when you got to replace bearings ? Thankx !

 

[Gen1Pat]

With the front end up in the air, grab the wheel at 12 & 6oclock and shake it. You don't have to do it very hard. If there is play in the hub, the bearings are bad. If they don't make noise when turning they SHOULD be good. Maybe take the caliper off and spin them forward and backward just to eliminate brake bind. But, it sounds like bearings. If there is a bad bearing cage it could spin good one way and not the other.

 

[doobyboy26]

ok thankx again ! I'll check that out !